Anglo-Portuguese Army

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coalition army field army

The Anglo-Portuguese Army was the combined British and Portuguese military force commanded by the Duke of Wellington that played a decisive role against Napoleonic France during the Peninsular War.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Portuguese Army canonical	6
Anglo‑Portuguese Army	1
Anglo‑Portuguese army	1
Anglo‑Portuguese‑Spanish army	1
Army of Portugal	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coalition army ⓘ field army ⓘ
activePeriod	1808–1814 ⓘ
alliance	Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Wellington’s Peninsular campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
component	British regular troops ⓘ Portuguese militia and ordenança ⓘ Portuguese regular troops ⓘ
conflict	Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
engagement	Battle of Bussaco NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nive NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nivelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Orthez NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Talavera NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vitoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ Lines of Torres Vedras NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedFor	defence of Portugal ⓘ liberation of the Iberian Peninsula from French occupation ⓘ
historicalEra	Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
militaryBranch	land forces ⓘ
notableCommander	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	combined British and Portuguese command structure ⓘ decisive role in defeating French forces in the Peninsular War ⓘ
notableUnit	British cavalry ⓘ British infantry ⓘ Portuguese Caçadores NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese line infantry ⓘ Royal Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic France NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizedBy	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	British Army ⓘ Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	separate British expeditionary forces in Portugal ⓘ
result	contributed to expulsion of French forces from Portugal ⓘ contributed to liberation of most of Spain from French control ⓘ
supportedBy	Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Orthes → alliedForce → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Orthez

Wellington exploited a gap in the French left flank → sideAchievingAdvantage → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo‑Portuguese army

Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign → opponent → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Army of Portugal

Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign → primaryCommanderSide → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ

Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro → forces → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo‑Portuguese Army

Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) → capturedBy → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ

Siege of Burgos → attacker → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ

Battle of the Pyrenees → belligerent → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ

Battle of Los Arapiles → combatantSide → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo‑Portuguese‑Spanish army

William Carr Beresford → partOf → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ