French Army of the Tagus

E191339
French Imperial army formation Napoleonic field army

The French Army of the Tagus was a Napoleonic field army operating in the Iberian Peninsula during the Peninsular War, commanded by Marshal Victor and engaged in major campaigns against British and Spanish forces.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
French Army of Portugal 3
Army of Portugal 2
Army of Portugal (French) 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French Imperial army formation ⓘ
Napoleonic field army ⓘ
activeDuring early 19th century ⓘ
allegiance Napoleon I ⓘ
associatedWith French occupation of Spain ⓘ
operations around the Tagus River ⓘ
belligerentSide France ⓘ
campaignObjective consolidation of French control in Spain ⓘ
commander Marshal Claude-Victor Perrin ⓘ
Marshal Victor ⓘ
conflict Peninsular War ⓘ
country First French Empire ⓘ
engagedIn campaigns against British forces ⓘ
campaigns against Spanish forces ⓘ
campaigns in central Spain ⓘ
era Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
historicalPeriod Age of Revolutions ⓘ
surface form: Age of Revolution and Empire
historicalRegion Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
languageOfCommand French ⓘ
militaryBranch French Army ⓘ
namedAfter Tagus River ⓘ
notableCommander Marshal Victor ⓘ
opponent British Army ⓘ
Portuguese Army ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ
partOf French forces in Spain ⓘ
role engagement of Anglo-Spanish forces ⓘ
offensive operations in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
subordination French Imperial High Command ⓘ
theatre Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Western theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
surface form: Spanish theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
type field army ⓘ
usedBy Napoleon I ⓘ
surface form: Napoleon I of France

Referenced by (7)

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Battle of Talavera → combatant → French Army of the Tagus ⓘ
Battle of Salamanca → opponentOf → French Army of the Tagus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Army of Portugal (French)
André Masséna → commanderOf → French Army of the Tagus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Army of Portugal
Wellington exploited a gap in the French left flank → opposingForce → French Army of the Tagus ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Army of Portugal
Marshal Auguste de Marmont → commanded → French Army of the Tagus ⓘ
subject surface form: Auguste de Marmont
this entity surface form: Army of Portugal
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro → forces → French Army of the Tagus ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Army of Portugal
Battle of Los Arapiles → combatantSide → French Army of the Tagus ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Army of Portugal