Anglo-Portuguese Army

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The Anglo-Portuguese Army was the combined British and Portuguese military force commanded by the Duke of Wellington that played a decisive role against Napoleonic France during the Peninsular War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition army ⓘ
field army ⓘ
activePeriod 1808–1814 ⓘ
alliance Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
associatedWith Wellington’s Peninsular campaigns ⓘ
commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
component British regular troops ⓘ
Portuguese militia and ordenança ⓘ
Portuguese regular troops ⓘ
conflict Peninsular War ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
engagement Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Battle of Nive ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Nive

Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
Battle of Orthez ⓘ
Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Battle of Talavera ⓘ
Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
Battle of Vitoria ⓘ
Battle of the Pyrenees ⓘ
Lines of Torres Vedras ⓘ
formedFor defence of Portugal ⓘ
liberation of the Iberian Peninsula from French occupation ⓘ
historicalEra Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
militaryBranch land forces ⓘ
notableCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
notableFor combined British and Portuguese command structure ⓘ
decisive role in defeating French forces in the Peninsular War ⓘ
notableUnit British cavalry ⓘ
British infantry ⓘ
Portuguese Caçadores ⓘ
Portuguese line infantry ⓘ
Royal Artillery ⓘ
opponent First French Empire ⓘ
Napoleonic France ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire
organizedBy Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
Portuguese Army ⓘ
precededBy separate British expeditionary forces in Portugal ⓘ
result contributed to expulsion of French forces from Portugal ⓘ
contributed to liberation of most of Spain from French control ⓘ
supportedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ

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Battle of Orthez → alliedForce → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Orthes
Wellington exploited a gap in the French left flank → sideAchievingAdvantage → Anglo‑Portuguese army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign → opponent → Army of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro → forces → Anglo‑Portuguese Army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) → capturedBy → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
Siege of Burgos → attacker → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
Battle of the Pyrenees → belligerent → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
Battle of Los Arapiles → combatantSide → Anglo‑Portuguese‑Spanish army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
William Carr Beresford → partOf → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
Wellington’s advance into France → alliedForceType → Anglo-Portuguese army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Battle of the Nive → hasParticipant → British–Portuguese Army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Battle of Oporto → forceType → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
Battle of Toulouse → involves → Anglo-Allied army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Battle of Bussaco → frenchArmy → Army of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Masséna’s retreat from Portugal → involves → British–Portuguese army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Masséna’s retreat from Portugal → opposedBy → British Army in Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Peninsular campaign of 1812 → belligerent → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
The Light Division → higherCommand → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
Second Siege of Badajoz (1811) → attackedBy → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo → attacker → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
Battle of Orthez → opponentOf → Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
siege of Cádiz remained in place → involves → Portuguese forces ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Siege of Cádiz → opponent → Portuguese forces ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Arapiles hills → usedBy → Anglo-Portuguese army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Battle of Bussaco → hasParticipant → Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
subject linked to: Busaco
Fuentes d’Onor → combatantSide → British–Portuguese Army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army
Fuentes d’Onor → commandStructure → Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Portuguese Army