Braga Grijó Porto Almeida Bussaco TorresVedras Redinha Sabugal FuentesDeOñoro The Battle of Buçaco (pronounced [buˈsaku]) or Bussaco, fought on 27 September...
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This is the order of battle for the Battle of Bussaco, 27 September 1810. Commander-in-Chief: Marshal Masséna Army total: 65,050 (49,809 infantry, 8,419...
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destruction of Almeida but was not mentioned in Sharpe's Gold and also partook in Sharpe's Escape during the battle of Bussaco. He partook in the Battle of Fuentes...
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Light Division (category Infantry divisions of the United Kingdom)
The Battle of Bussaco, (27 September 1810) was a defensive battle won by the Allies which allowed Wellington to resume the retreat of his army into the...
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Serra do Buçaco (redirect from Bussaco)
Serra do Bussaco ( pronounced [buˈsaku]) is a mountain range in Portugal, formerly included in the province of Beira Litoral. The highest point in the...
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Buçaco Palace (redirect from Palace of Bussaco)
entrance of the old convent, there is a plaque to the Battle of Bussaco which commemorates the fact that Viscount Wellington, who later became the Duke of Wellington...
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following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...
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Sharpe (novel series) (category Cultural depictions of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington)
Badajoz. He also takes an active role in the first siege of Almeida, the battles of Bussaco, Barossa, Ciudad Rodrigo, Fuentes de Onoro, Salamanca, Vitoria...
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Sharpe's Escape (section Part One: Bussaco)
British retreat through Portugal in 1810 from the defence of the ridge at Bussaco to the Lines of Torres Vedras, where the French offensive is successfully...
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Irish Legion (category Volunteer units and formations of the French Revolutionary Wars)
Battle of Bussaco and the full course of the advance to the Lines of Torres Vedras. In September 1810, at the Battle of Bussaco, elite companies of the Irish...
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Vimeiro Chaves Braga Grijó Porto Almeida Bussaco TorresVedras Redinha Sabugal FuentesDeOñoro At the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro (3–5 May 1811), the Anglo-Portuguese...
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South Essex Regiment (redirect from Prince of Wales' Own Volunteers)
Division (United Kingdom)) Battle of Bussaco, 1810 (Sharpe's Escape) Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1812 (Sharpe's Company) (As part of the 3rd Infantry Division...
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During his five years as a Marshal of the Empire (1809–1814), Nicolas-Charles Oudinot received seven of a total of 34 battle wounds suffered throughout his...
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André Masséna (redirect from Andre Massena, Duke of Rivoli and Prince of Essling)
re-invade Portugal in 1810, including the Battle of Bussaco, and Sharpe's Battle, detailing the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro. Suvorov's Swiss campaign...
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attempt to occupy Portugal with his 65,000 strong army fighting in the Battle of Bussaco, but Wellington pulled back his army southwards. The French army under...
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1 The Battle of Waterloo (Dutch: [ˈʋaːtərloː] ) was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
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Second Battle of Porto when they crossed the Douro river and routed Marshal Soult's French troops in Porto. Hay also saw action at the Battle of Bussaco and...
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Vimeiro 1808. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1841763095. ——— (2001b). Bussaco 1810. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1841763101. ——— (2001c). Fuentes...
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s Fuentes de Oñoro 8 Sabugal 7 6 Lisbon 5 Bussaco 4 Almeida 3 Ciudad Rodrigo 2 Astorga 1 The Combat of the Côa (July 24, 1810) was a military engagement...
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Prussian Regiment (France) (category Regiments of the First French Empire)
surprise attack. The Prussian Regiment also fought at the Battle of Bussaco. In the spring of 1811 the Prussian Regiment was assigned to garrison duty...
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An order of battle is a list of the various elements of a military formation organised within a hierarchical command structure. It can provide information...
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Maximilien Sébastien Foy (category Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Bourbon Restoration)
at the Battle of Bussaco during the third French invasion of Portugal. In 1810, he made a skilful retreat at the head of 600 men, in the face of 6,000...
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list of orders of battle, which list the known military units that were located within the field of operations for a battle or campaign. The battles are...
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5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) (category Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War I)
command of General James Leith was present at most of the major engagements including the Battle of Bussaco, the Battle of Sabugal, the Siege of Almeida...
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Edward Pakenham (category British Army personnel of the War of 1812)
a regiment in the Battle of Bussaco in 1810 and in 1811 fought in the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro to defend the besieged fortress of Almeida, helping to...
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Battle of Bussaco in September 1810 before falling back to the Lines of Torres Vedras. The 2nd battalion fought with great distinction at the Battle of...
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Anglo-Portuguese Army (category Military units and formations of the Napoleonic Wars)
Osprey Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-78096-895-7. Battle of Talavera de la Reina Battle of Bussaco Battles of Fuentes de Oñoro and Albuera 1st and 3rd Divisions...
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Andrew Hay (British Army officer) (category British Army personnel of the Peninsular War)
with the 3rd battalion, 1st Foot of which he again obtained command on 4 August. Hay fought at the Battle of Bussaco on 27 September, where Wellington's...
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The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement that took place on 21 October 1805 between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French...
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Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Napoleonic Wars. This list does not include documentaries...
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