Second Battle of Porto

When

12 May 1809

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.15° N, 8.61° W

Description

1809 battle during the Peninsular War

1809 battle of the Peninsular War

The Second Battle of Porto, also known as the Battle of the Douro or the Crossing of the Douro, took place on 12 May 1809. General Arthur Wellesley's Anglo-Portuguese Army defeated Marshal Soult's French troops and took back the city of Porto.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Peninsular War – Second Battle of Porto: The Anglo-Portuguese Army, commanded by Wellesley, drives the French army, commanded by Marshal Soult, out of Porto”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der zweiten Schlacht bei Oporto besiegen die Briten unter Sir Arthur Wellesley, Herzog von Wellington französische Einheiten unter Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire de Wellesley sur Soult à la seconde bataille de Porto”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Peninsular War2 May 1808 · War of independence