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7 Αυγ 2019 · Sir Charles Oman's classic map of the Battle of Bussaco showing the steep ridge extending at a right angle from the River Mondego, like a wall barring the way into Portugal and showing the positions of the two armies at the start of the battle.
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 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.
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 With the fall of Almeida, Wellington could easily have withdrawn his army swiftly behind the line of fortifications he had prepared at Torres Vedras.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.
The Battle of Buçaco (pronounced: ) or Bussaco (27 September 1810) resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army, in Portugal during the Peninsular War.
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. Bussaco Battlefield history.
Bussaco. 27 September, 1810. Portugal Battle Tour Guides. Retreating towards the impregnable defensive lines of Torres Vedras, the Duke of Wellington decided to buy himself more time to complete the withdrawal by checking Marshal Massena and his army of Portugal at Bussaco.
