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First Battle of Porto

Name: First Battle of Porto
Start: 1809-03-29
Location: Porto

When: 29 March 1809
Where: Porto
Part of: First Battle of Porto: Soult routs the Portuguese, pontoon bridge collapses

French forces under Marshal Soult defeated Portuguese troops under General Parreiras outside Porto on 29 March 1809.

Soult's victory led to the storming of the city. Fleeing civilians attempted to cross the pontoon bridge over the Douro. The bridge collapsed due to the weight of people and Portuguese artillery fire, causing thousands of deaths.

Sources

First Battle of Porto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
Porto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31

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