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The Peninsular War | The Battle of Buçaco (Bussaco), 27th September 1810. Background. Faced with the likelihood of a renewed French invasion of Portugal from Spain in 1810, Wellington deployed the 1st, 3rd, 4th and Light Divisions to guard the most northern and most likely invasion route through Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida.
In the latest episode of Season 3 of The Redcoat History Podcast, we examine the Battle of Busacco...fought in Portugal on the 27th September 1810. The battl...
Podcast of the Battle of Busaco: Wellington’s highly successful holding battle fought on 27 th September 1810 in Western Portugal against Marshal Massena’s invading French army, as the British and Portuguese withdrew to Lisbon and the Lines of Torres Vedras, during the Peninsular War.
The Battle of Buçaco (pronounced) or Bussaco, fought on 27 September 1810 during the Peninsular War in the Portuguese mountain range of Serra do Buçaco, resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army.
The Battle of Bussaco. With the fall of Almeida, Wellington could easily have withdrawn his army swiftly behind the line of fortifications he had prepared at Torres Vedras. Instead he chose a slower retreat, pausing to offer battle on the Bussaco ridge, north of Coimbra.
Serra do Bussaco, Baixo Vouga Subregion, Centro region, Continental Portugal, Portugal. Point in time. 27 September 1810. 40° 20′ 40″ N, 8° 20′ 15″ W. Authority file. Q389349. Library of Congress authority ID: sh85018342. BabelNet ID: 03754391n. National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007293393205171.
31 Μαρ 2021 · Bussaco or Buçaco Battlefield in Portugal was the site of a British-Portuguese victory against the French during the Peninsular War. Visitors can see the headquarters of the French Marshal André Masséna and also visit the nearby military museum.
