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    Ciudad Rodrigo (Spanish pronunciation: [θjuˈðað roˈðɾiɣo]) is a small cathedral city in the province of Salamanca, in western Spain, with a population...
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    Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spanish: Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. It was...
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    of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, the 'Keys' guarding the roads through the mountain passes into Portugal. In 1812, Wellington finally captured Ciudad Rodrigo...
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    Tordesillas 10 Burgos 9 Salamanca 8 Ciudad 7 Talavera 6 Corunna 5 Tudela 4 Bailén 3 Valencia 2 Madrid 1    The siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, (7–20 January 1812) had the...
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  • Ciudad Rodrigo are a series of sieges of the Spanish town Ciudad Rodrigo. Specific sieges are: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1370) Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo...
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    Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, 9th Prince of Waterloo, 10th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, 9th Duke of Victoria, GE, OBE, DL (born 19 August 1945), styled Earl...
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    Waterloo, 1815) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo (Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo, 1812) of the Kingdom of Spain with Grandeeship, and Duke...
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    He was mortally wounded storming the lesser breach in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo on 19 January 1812 and died four days later. Like Sir John Moore, the...
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    Oñoro 8 Sabugal 7 6 Lisbon 5 Bussaco 4 Almeida 3 Ciudad Rodrigo 2 Astorga 1    In the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, in Salamanca, Spain, the French Marshal Michel...
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  • of Fuentes de Oñoro in and went to fight with Sharpe in the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and the siege of Badajoz. He went on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca...
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    also the Princess of Waterloo, Duchess of Victoria, and Duchess of Ciudad Rodrigo. Princess Antonia Elizabeth Brigid Louise Mansfeld of Prussia was born...
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    Lisbon Madrid Valencia Bailén Tudela Corunna Talavera Cádiz Albuera Ciudad Rodrigo Salamanca Burgos Tordesillas Vitoria Toulouse The Peninsular War (1807–1814)...
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    Duchess of Ciudad Rodrigo (2 February 1910 – 1998), styled as Lady Anne Wellesley from 1910 to 1933 and titled as the 7th Duchess of Ciudad Rodrigo from 1943...
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    Battle over legacy of Waterloo Bulletin of the Chamber of Representatives 22 June 2009, p97 (in Dutch and French) Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo Duque da Vitória...
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    Portugal's Supreme Court of Justice in 2014. Prins van Waterloo Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo "Issue 21388". London Gazette. 6 December 1852. pp. 3563, 3564. Judgment...
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    200km 125miles 20 19 Burgos 18 17 16 Salamanca 15 Astorga 14 13 12 11 Ciudad Rodrigo 10 9 8 7 Arlabán 6 5 Albuera 4 Campo Maior 3 2 Badajoz 1    The Siege...
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    Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (category Dukes of Ciudad Rodrigo)
    January 1972 – 31 December 2014) He was the 9th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo (Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo) of the Kingdom of Spain, but on 10 March 2010, he ceded...
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    Spain, and worked throughout Castile and Extremadura, most notably in Ciudad Rodrigo, Plasencia, Toro, and Zamora. Much of his biography has been traced...
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    Carrafa and 9,500 men were instructed to assemble at Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo and cooperate with Junot's main force. The Portuguese army had been...
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    Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church, located in the city of Ciudad Rodrigo in the ecclesiastical...
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    more. Wellington's response to an impending invasion of Portugal from Ciudad Rodrigo was to strengthen his defences in the border region. He ordered the...
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  • command of Major-General Robert Craufurd, was involved in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (8 January 1812), where they stormed and took the Grand Teson redoubt...
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    This is the case of Salamanca (Salmantica), Ledesma (Bletisama) and Ciudad Rodrigo (Augustobriga). Vettone villages were often established on the banks...
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    (Spanish: Catedral de Santa María) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural on 15 September 1889...
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  • Fray Antonio de Ciudad Rodrigo (also Antonio Civitatencis) was a Franciscan friar. He was one of the first twelve to emigrate to New Spain in 1524, and...
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    Portugal, near the border with Spain. Lying on a main invasion route from Ciudad Rodrigo to Lisbon, the Castle Fortress of Almeida was invested by a 65,000-man...
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    Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga Ciudad Rodrigo Barquilla Côa Almeida Bussaco 1811 Gebora Barrosa Pombal Redinha Casal...
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  • Moiras) (1405–1492) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1487–1492) and Bishop of Tui (1472–1487). He was one of three bishops...
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    Salamanca A62: Autovía de Castilla: Burgos - Valladolid - Salamanca - Ciudad Rodrigo. A66: Autovía Ruta de la Plata: Gijón - Oviedo - Mieres - Puerto de...
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    Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga Ciudad Rodrigo Barquilla Côa Almeida Bussaco 1811 Gebora Barrosa Pombal Redinha Casal...
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