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27/03/2009 @ Buçaco Luso Curia
200 years over the Peninsular War
The commemorations of Peninsular War take place in 2007. Centro de Portugal will be most delighted to support all the initiatives focusing on this event. Click here to know the leading characters as well as the most important facts of the Peninsular War.
Great British military strategist Arthur Wellesly is intimately related to Central Portugal. We will lead you through the threads of History in a journey concentrating on the highlights of this unique historical event.
1st Invasion 1807 / 1808
17 Nov. 1807 – Napoleon sends French troops under the command of Junot taking hold of the government in Lisbon
23 Jun. 1808 – Coimbra insurrection
23 Jul. 1808 – Coimbra Academic Battalion occupies Forte de Santa Catarina – Figueira da Foz
01. Aug. 1808 – Disembark of British army under Wellesley leadership
- Wellesley meets with Bernardim Freire in Montermor-o-Velho, in order to draw an opposition strategy to fight Junot
- Wellesley arrives at Coimbra, being accommodated in Quinta das Lágrimas
17 Aug. 1808 – Roliça Fighting
21 Aug. 1808 – Vimeiro Battle
2nd Invasion 1809
02 Apr. 1809 – Wellesley is nominated commander-in-chief of British Army
22 Apr. 1809 – Wellesley disembarks in Lisbon
02 May. 1809 – British Army arrives at Coimbra
3rd Invasion 1810 / 1811
26 Ago. 1810 – Almeida Siege
20 Sep. 1810 – Wellesley sends missives from Convento de Lorvão
27 Set. 1810 – Bussaco Battle
21 a 28 Sep. 1810 – Wellesley sends several missives from Convento do Bussaco
October – several meetings take place between Portuguese and British of Portuguese origin
03 Apr. 1811 – Sabugal Fighting – Wellesley forces Massena to leave Portugal
4th Invasion 1812
08 a 19 Jan. 1812 – British Army under Wellesley enters Ciudad Rodrigo
17 Jun. 1812 – Wellesley enters Salamanca
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