Battle of Bussaco

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The Battle of Bussaco was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in 1810, where Anglo-Portuguese forces under Wellington repelled a French invasion of Portugal.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Bussaco canonical 14
Battle of Busaco 9
Battle of Buçaco 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Peninsular War ⓘ
alliedCommander Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalha do Buçaco ⓘ
Battle of Buçaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
associatedWith Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Lines of Torres Vedras ⓘ
belligerent First French Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
campaign French invasion of Portugal (1810–1811) ⓘ
casualtiesAngloPortuguese approximately 1,200 to 1,300 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
casualtiesFrench approximately 4,500 to 5,000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
commander Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington ⓘ
Jean Reynier ⓘ
Marshal André Masséna ⓘ
linked to: André Masséna

Michel Ney ⓘ
commemoratedBy Buçaco military monuments ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
date 27 September 1810 ⓘ
defensiveLine ridge of Bussaco ⓘ
followedBy Lines of Torres Vedras campaign ⓘ
frenchArmy Army of Portugal ⓘ
frenchCommander André Masséna ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
involvedUnitType artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Serra do Buçaco ⓘ
near Bussaco, Portugal ⓘ
notableFor effective Anglo-Portuguese cooperation ⓘ
repulse of Masséna’s Army of Portugal ⓘ
use of strong defensive terrain by Wellington ⓘ
objectiveFrench advance on Lisbon ⓘ
partOf Peninsular War ⓘ
portugueseCommander Miguel Pereira Forjaz ⓘ
William Carr Beresford ⓘ
precededBy French advance into central Portugal ⓘ
result Anglo-Portuguese victory ⓘ
strategicOutcome temporary check to French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
strengthAngloPortuguese approximately 50,000 troops ⓘ
strengthFrench approximately 65,000 troops ⓘ
tacticalNature defensive battle on a ridge position ⓘ
theatre Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
wellingtonTitleAtTime Viscount Wellington ⓘ
year 1810 ⓘ

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Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Michel Ney → participatedIn → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
George Brown → participatedIn → Battle of Busaco ⓘ
subject linked to: General Sir George Brown
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
British 3rd Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
British 5th Division → participatedIn → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro → relatedEvent → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
42nd Regiment of Foot → foughtIn → Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
William Carr Beresford → notableBattle → Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
Anglo-Portuguese Army → engagement → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
1st Baron Seaton → battle → Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
Peninsular War → hasPart → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
95th Rifles → notableEngagement → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
52nd Regiment of Foot → battle → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
Battle of Bussaco → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Buçaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
Thomas Sidney Beckwith → battle → Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
Light Division → engagedInBattle → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
The Light Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
Sir Thomas Picton → conflict → Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch → notableBattle → Battle of Busaco ⓘ
subject linked to: Thomas Graham
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
Robert Craufurd → participatedIn → Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
4th Infantry Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
Army Gold Medal → battleCommemorated → Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
Battle of Bussaco → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Buçaco ⓘ
subject linked to: Busaco
linked to: Battle of Bussaco
Battle of Bussaco → alsoKnownAs → Bussaco ⓘ
subject linked to: Busaco
linked to: Battle of Bussaco