Battle of the Bridge of Amarante
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Battle of the Bridge of Amarante
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The Battle of the Bridge of Amarante was fought during the Peninsular War between Portuguese regular troops and militia regiments under the command of Francisco da Silveira, on the one hand, and a force of French troops under Loison. During the second French invasion of Portugal, and following Silveira's victory at Chaves in March, Marshal Soult, based at Porto, sent General Loison to the east to make contact with Pierre Belon Lapisse's command in the west of Spain. However, Loison's path was bl
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1809 battle during the Peninsular War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bridge_of_Amarante
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2024-03-24T23:03:30Z
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