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Battle of Alcántara

14 مايو 1809 · 39.72° N, 6.89° W

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14 مايو 1809
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39.72° N, 6.89° W
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1809 battle during the Peninsular War

Battle of Alcántara (1809)

1809 battle of the Peninsular War

The Battle of Alcántara was fought on 14 May 1809 during the Peninsular War. It saw a French division led by Marshal Claude Perrin Victor attack an Anglo-Portuguese force comprising the British Army's Loyal Lusitanian Legion (LLL) and Portuguese militia under Colonel William Mayne. After a three hours skirmish, the French stormed across the Alcántara Bridge and forced the Portuguese to retreat.

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