Napoleonic invasions of Portugal

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The Napoleonic invasions of Portugal were early 19th-century French military campaigns that forced the Portuguese royal court to flee to Brazil, reshaping Portuguese colonial rule and accelerating Brazil’s path to independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Peninsular War ⓘ
invasion ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
cause Continental System enforcement by Napoleon ⓘ
Portuguese alliance with the United Kingdom ⓘ
commander André Masséna ⓘ
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Jean-Andoche Junot ⓘ
William Carr Beresford ⓘ
conflictWith Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon Bonaparte
consequence acceleration of Brazil’s path to independence ⓘ
elevation of Rio de Janeiro as de facto capital of the Portuguese Empire ⓘ
reconfiguration of Portuguese colonial administration ⓘ
countryInvolved French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
endTime 1811 ⓘ
hasPart First French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
Second French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
Third French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
historicalPeriod Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
involves Portuguese royal family ⓘ
Prince Regent João (later King João VI of Portugal) ⓘ
linked to: John VI of Portugal

transfer of Portuguese court to Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
languageOfSources English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
location Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
Battle of Vimeiro ⓘ
Convention of Sintra ⓘ
French entry into Lisbon in 1807 ⓘ
Lines of Torres Vedras ⓘ
Masséna’s retreat from Portugal ⓘ
opponent British Army ⓘ
Portuguese Army ⓘ
Spanish guerrillas ⓘ
partOf Peninsular War ⓘ
relatedTo Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 ⓘ
Brazilian independence movement ⓘ
Continental Blockade ⓘ
linked to: Continental System
result British military intervention in Portugal ⓘ
French occupation of parts of Portugal ⓘ
rise of Brazilian political importance within the Portuguese Empire ⓘ
strengthening of Anglo-Portuguese alliance ⓘ
transfer of the Portuguese royal court to Brazil ⓘ
weakening of French control in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
startTime 1807 ⓘ

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Brazilian independence movement → hasCause → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ
André Masséna → participantIn → Invasion of Portugal (1810) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Napoleonic invasion of Spain → chronologicallyOverlaps → French invasion of Portugal (1807–1811) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
John VI of Portugal → notableEvent → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ
Jean-Andoche Junot → participatedIn → Invasion of Portugal (1807) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Napoleonic invasions of Portugal → hasPart → First French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Napoleonic invasions of Portugal → hasPart → Second French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Napoleonic invasions of Portugal → result → French occupation of parts of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Napoleonic invasions of Portugal → result → British military intervention in Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil (1808) → cause → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ
Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil (1808) → cause → French invasion of Portugal (1807) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807) → relatedEvent → French invasion of Portugal (1807) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Portuguese real → usedInPeriod → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ
Liberal Wars era → relatedTo → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ
Maria I of Portugal → fledFrom → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: Maria
Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820 → precededBy → French invasions of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Battle of Oporto → precededBy → First French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Old Regime in Portugal → weakenedBy → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ
John VI of Portugal → notableEvent → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: John VI
Prince Regent of Portugal → significantEvent → French invasions of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Iberian campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession → significantEvent → Franco-Spanish invasions of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Battle of Bussaco → campaign → French invasion of Portugal (1810–1811) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Convention of Sintra → relatedConflict → First French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Lines of Torres Vedras → usedInConflict → French invasion of Portugal (1810–1811) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Masséna’s retreat from Portugal → precededBy → French invasion of Portugal (1810) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Portuguese royal court in Lisbon → reasonForTransfer → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ
Portuguese Regency Government → significantEvent → French invasion of Portugal (1807) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Portuguese Regency Government → conflict → First French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Portuguese Regency Government → conflict → Third French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Siege of Almeida (1810–1811) → campaign → French invasion of Portugal (1810–1811) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
IV Corps (Grande Armée) → participatedIn → Invasion of Portugal (1807) ⓘ
subject linked to: IV Corps
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
John VI of Portugal → event → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: John
Battle of Bussaco → campaign → French invasion of Portugal (1810) ⓘ
subject linked to: Busaco
linked to: Napoleonic invasions of Portugal