Battle of Oporto
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The Battle of Oporto was a 1809 Peninsular War engagement in which British and Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley drove Marshal Nicolas Soult’s French army from the Portuguese city of Porto.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Oporto canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second Battle of Porto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Second Portuguese campaign of the Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityInvolved | Porto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Wellesley
NERFINISHED
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Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderFor |
Arthur Wellesley – Anglo-Portuguese forces
NERFINISHED
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Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult – French forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| date | 12 May 1809 ⓘ |
| DukeOfWellingtonRole | Arthur Wellesley later created Duke of Wellington for his military successes ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Talavera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceType | Anglo-Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Porto
NERFINISHED
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Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderRank |
Arthur Wellesley – Lieutenant-General
NERFINISHED
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Nicolas Soult – Marshal of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentForceType | French Imperial Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
French forces expelled from Porto
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French retreat from northern Portugal ⓘ |
| partOf | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | First French invasion of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | French invasion of Portugal (1809) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Anglo-Portuguese victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Douro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | Helped secure Portugal as a base for British operations in the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| tacticUsed | surprise river crossing ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warTheatre | Western Europe ⓘ |
| year | 1809 ⓘ |
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