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Battle of Roliça

When
17 August 1808
Where
Village of Roliça
Part of
Peninsular War 1808: Roliça, Vimeiro, Tudela, Napoleon in Spain and the second siege of Zaragoza

Wellesley defeated Delaborde's outnumbered French division near Roliça, marking the first British battle of the Peninsular War.

On 17 August 1808, an Anglo-Portuguese army under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated an outnumbered Imperial French division under General of Division Henri François Delaborde near the village of Roliça in Portugal.

Sources

  1. Battle of Roliça Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06

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