First Battle of Porto
1809 battle during the Peninsular War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the First Battle of Porto (29 March 1809) the French under Marshal Soult defeated the Portuguese, under General Parreiras, outside the city of Porto[lower-alpha 1] during the Peninsular War. Soult followed up his success by storming the city.[3]
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First Battle of Porto | |||||||
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Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
Marshall Soult surveys the broken bridge as Oporto falls to the French on 29 March 1809. In the foreground a grenadier rescues an orphaned baby. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Portugal | French Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Caetano José Vaz Parreiras | Jean de Dieu Soult | ||||||
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30,000[1] | 16,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8,000-10,000 killed[2] Unknown wounded | 500 killed or wounded[2] |
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Peninsular war: Second French invasion