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    Peninsular war: Siege of Cádiz 150km 100miles Tarifa 7 Bornos 6 Zújar 5 Barrosa 4 Baza 3 Fuengirola 2 Cádiz 1    The Battle of Barrosa (Chiclana, 5 March...
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  • HMS Barrosa (D68) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy. The Battle-class was developed as a result of operational experience...
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  • HMS Barossa (redirect from HMS Barrosa)
    Barossa or HMS Barrosa, named for the Battle of Barrosa (1811), has been the name of four ships of the British Royal Navy: HMS Barrosa (1812), a 36-gun...
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  • Below is the order of battle for the Battle of Barrosa, also known in Spain as the Battle of Chiclana. The battle took place on 5 March 1811 during the...
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  • up barrosa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Barrosa may refer to: HMS Barrosa (D68) Battle of Barrosa Barrosa, a parish of Portugal The Barrosã, a...
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  • Richard Downes Jackson (category Governors-general of the Province of Canada)
    Rebellion of 1798 he took part in the Battle of Copenhagen during the Napoleonic Wars. He fought at the Siege of Cádiz and the Battle of Barrosa during the...
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    Manuel Lapeña (category Spanish commanders of the Napoleonic Wars)
    historians (Napier, Oman, among others) for his conduct at the battles of Tudela and Barrosa (Chiclana), considering him both pusilanimous and lacking initiative...
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    Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart (category Chancellors of the University of Toronto)
    was present at the Battle of Barrosa, for which he received a gold medal on 6 April 1812, at the Battle of Salamanca, and the Battle of Vitoria, during which...
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    Royal Irish Regiment (1992) (category Irish regiments of the British Army)
    Keogh of the 87th Regiment of Foot let out the cry while capturing a French Imperial Eagle at the Battle of Barrosa. The Regimental Headquarters of the...
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    Peninsular war: Siege of Cádiz 150km 100miles Tarifa 7 Bornos 6 Zújar 5 Barrosa 4 Baza 3 Fuengirola 2 Cádiz 1    The siege of Cádiz was a siege of the large Spanish...
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    Aiglers – 87th Foot (captured a French Imperial Eagle (aigle) at the Battle of Barrosa) The Albert Lesters – Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry...
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  • honor (historically, the first British capture of an Imperial Eagle occurred at the Battle of Barrosa, in 1811, chronicled in Sharpe's Fury). This Eagle...
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    Faugh A Ballagh (category Battle cries)
    Irish Regiment today. It was adopted from the words of Sergeant Patrick Masterson at the Battle of Barrosa as he tore into the French ranks to capture the...
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    Victor's defeat in March at the Battle of Barrosa. However, Soult left Badajoz strongly garrisoned. In April, following news of Masséna's complete withdrawal...
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    Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (category Rectors of the University of Glasgow)
    force towards the height of Barrosa, which launched the Battle of Barrosa. Seeing that the higher position was the key of that of Santi Petri, Graham immediately...
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  • part in the Battle of Barrosa in March 1811 and the successful siege of Tarifa in December 1811. The battalion was victorious at the Battle of Vitoria in...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the...
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    Peninsular war: Siege of Cádiz 150km 100miles Tarifa 7 Bornos 6 Zújar 5 Barrosa 4 Baza 3 Fuengirola 2 Cádiz 1    In the Battle of Baza on 4 November 1810...
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  • during the Battle of Barrosa in 1811, which battle Cornwell would later cover in Sharpe's Fury. In reality, the 95th Rifles missed the Battle of Talavera;...
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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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    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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    Light in 1837. Light chose the name in memory of the British victory over the French in the Battle of Barrosa, in which he fought in 1811. The name "Barossa"...
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    Barrosa is a 6-kilometre-long (3.7 mi) beach in the municipality of Chiclana de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Spain. It was the site of the Battle of...
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  • Sharpe (novel series) (category Cultural depictions of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington)
    at many important battles of the British Empire at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th, including the Battle of Waterloo. Sharpe...
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    French Imperial Eagle (category Sculptures of eagles)
    at the Battle of Barrosa on 5 March 1811. At Barrosa, Ensign Edward Keogh and Sergeant Patrick Masterson captured the French Imperial Eagle of the 8th...
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    the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important military engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz...
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    Chiclana de la Frontera (category Municipalities of the Province of Cádiz)
    crown of Castille, and his possessions in Southern Spain eventually led to the foundation of the dukedom of Medina-Sidonia. The Battle of Barrosa, a French...
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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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    Sabugal 7 6 Lisbon 5 Bussaco 4 Almeida 3 Ciudad Rodrigo 2 Astorga 1    The Battle of Pombal (March 11, 1811) was a sharp but ultimately indecisive skirmish...
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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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