Convention of Sintra

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The Convention of Sintra was an 1808 agreement that ended the first French invasion of Portugal during the Peninsular War, allowing Napoleon’s defeated troops to withdraw from the country under relatively favorable terms.

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instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military convention ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ
aftermath French army transported to Rochefort and other French ports ⓘ
reinforcement of British influence in Portugal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cintra Convention ⓘ
caused public outcry in Britain ⓘ
commandersInvolved Arthur Wellesley ⓘ
Harry Burrard ⓘ
Hew Dalrymple ⓘ
Jean-Andoche Junot ⓘ
considered favorable to the defeated French forces ⓘ
context Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
criticizedFor lenient terms for the French army ⓘ
dateEnd 1808-08-31 ⓘ
dateStart 1808-08-30 ⓘ
followedBattle Battle of Vimeiro ⓘ
granted evacuation of French army by British ships ⓘ
permission for French troops to keep personal property ⓘ
repatriation of French troops to France ⓘ
hasName Convention of Cintra ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
ledTo court of inquiry in Britain ⓘ
locationNear Lisbon ⓘ
militaryTheater Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
partOf Peninsular War ⓘ
relatedConflict First French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
resultedIn end of the first French invasion of Portugal ⓘ
withdrawal of French troops from Portugal ⓘ
signatoryParty France ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
signedInYear 1808 ⓘ
signedOnDate 1808-08-30 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Sintra ⓘ
tookPlaceInCountry Portugal ⓘ
topic evacuation of French forces from Portugal by sea ⓘ
restoration of Portuguese authority ⓘ

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Napoleonic invasions of Portugal → notableEvent → Convention of Sintra ⓘ