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The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts and redoubts built in secrecy by Anglo-Portuguese forces in 1809-10 to defend Lisbon during the Peninsular War. There were three lines connecting the Atlantic with the River Tagus , amounting to over 150 defensive positions.
Torres Vedras (European Portuguese: [ˈtoʁɨʒ ˈvɛðɾɐʃ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the capital Lisbon. It is part of the intermunicipal community Oeste and the region Oeste e Vale do Tejo . [ 1 ]
The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts and other military defences built in secrecy to defend Lisbon during the Peninsular War.Named after the nearby town of Torres Vedras, they were ordered by Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington, constructed by Colonel Richard Fletcher and his Portuguese workers between November 1809 and September 1810, and used to stop Marshal Masséna's 1810 ...
Torres Vedras: 250 5 112 Fort of Gentias 220 4 113 Battery of Foz 50 2 114 Fort no.1 of Subserra: Alhandra: 100 2/3 114A Battery Nova de Subserra: 2 115 Fort no.2 of Subserra 100 2 116 Fort no.3 of Subserra 100 5 116A Battery annex for Fort no.3 of Subserra Unknown 116B Battery do Casal da Entrega 4 117 Redoubt Novo da Costa da Freiria 150 Un ...
The Fort of Feiteira is located in the municipality of Torres Vedras, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Construction of the fort began in 1810 as part of the first of the three Lines of Torres Vedras, which were defensive lines to protect the Portuguese capital Lisbon from invasion by the French during the Peninsular War (1807–14) or, in the event of defeat, to protect the embarkation of a ...
Alenquer, Portugal; Cartagena, Colombia; Évora, Portugal; Florianópolis, Brazil; Funchal, Portugal; Gilroy, United States; Golegã, Portugal; Gramado, Brazil ...
The site is located in the semi-rural area of the parish of Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel, along one of the flanks of the Serra do Varatojo mountain range. Situated on a platform, the location extends down towards the Sizandro River, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the urban center of Torres Vedras. [1] [3]
As a bitter winter approaches, Wellington withdraws his troops towards the fortifications he has prepared in secret at the Lines of Torres Vedras. Using a scorched earth defence, he forces the inhabitants to evacuate the land in front of the Lines and destroys all supplies which could be useful to the French. The film illustrates these dramatic ...