Siege of Almeida (1810–1811)
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The Siege of Almeida (1810–1811) was a key episode in the Peninsular War in which French forces captured the strategically important Portuguese fortress town of Almeida from the Anglo-Portuguese defenders.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Almeida (1810–1811) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Almeida (1810) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
André Masséna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegingForce | French Army of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | French invasion of Portugal (1810–1811) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | opening of road to Ciudad Rodrigo and further advance into Portugal ⓘ |
| combatant |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Antoine François Brenier de Montmorand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michel Ney NERFINISHED ⓘ William Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| date | August 1810 ⓘ |
| effect |
destruction of much of Almeida's defenses
ⓘ
heavy casualties among the garrison and civilians ⓘ |
| endDate | 1810-08-28 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Lines of Torres Vedras campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massena's invasion of Portugal ⓘ |
| fortification | Almeida fortress town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortressType | border fortress ⓘ |
| garrison | Anglo-Portuguese forces ⓘ |
| location |
Almeida
NERFINISHED
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Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | capture of Almeida fortress ⓘ |
| notableEvent | massive explosion of Almeida's main powder magazine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Masséna's 1810 invasion of Portugal
ⓘ
Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Côa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
French victory
ⓘ
capture of Almeida by French forces ⓘ |
| significance |
secured French control of a key fortress on the Portuguese frontier
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weakened Anglo-Portuguese defensive line on the border ⓘ |
| startDate | 1810-08-15 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of route from Spain into central Portugal ⓘ |
| theatre |
Iberian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Portuguese frontier with Spain ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | siege warfare ⓘ |
| year |
1810
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1811 ⓘ |
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