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Battle of Vimeiro

Great Britain · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1808Date range
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Chronological records

1808

Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st21 August 1808

Vimiero · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

The British defeat the French during a Spannish rebellion. British victory leads to the Convention of Cintra

Names involved

Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Provenance

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