Historedia
Person

General Francisco da Silveira

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1809

Every event in Historedia whose sources name General Francisco da Silveira, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Second Battle of Porto: Wellesley drives Soult from Porto

    1809

    Role: Implementer of contention strategy

    1. 10-11 May 1809 · Grijó, PortugalBattle of Grijó

      Wellesley's Anglo-Portuguese army defeated Soult's French forces on 10 May 1809, setting the stage for the recapture of Porto.

    2. 12 May 1809 · Porto, PortugalSecond Battle of Porto

      On 12 May 1809, Wellesley executed a surprise crossing of the Douro River to retake Porto from Soult's French troops.

Sources

  1. Jean-de-Dieu Soult Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01