Historical place archive

Vimiero in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Vimiero in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1808–1808

Historical events in Vimiero

1808

21 August 1808
Battle of Vimeiro
Arthur Wellesley · Napoleonic Wars

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

21 August 1808
Convention
Arthur Wellesley · Napoleonic Wars

The British defeat the French leading to the Convention of Cintra

Provenance

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