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An invasion of Portugal by French and Spanish forces occurred from 19–30 November 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars, sparking the Peninsular War.The Franco-Spanish invasion force was led by General Jean-Andoche Junot, while the Portuguese were under the nominal command of Prince Regent John.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. 1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia Not to be confused with the French invasion of Spain in 1823. Peninsular War Part of the Napoleonic Wars Peninsular war Clockwise from top left: The Third of May 1808 Battle of Somosierra Battle of Bayonne Disasters of War prints by Goya Date 2 ...
19–30 November 1807 Invasion of Portugal: Portugal Manoeuvres (French) Junot enters Portugal 19 November, moving west from Alcántara along the Tagus valley to Portugal, a distance of only 120 miles (193 km). [3] 22 November 1807 Dupont's Second Corps of Observation of the Gironde crosses into Spain Bayonne to Spain Manoeuvres (French)
In 1807, at the outset of the Peninsular War, Napoleonic forces invaded Portugal due to the Portuguese alliance with Great Britain. The prince regent of Portugal at the time, John of Braganza, had formally governed the country on behalf of his mother, Queen Maria I of Portugal, since 1799. Anticipating the French invasion, John ordered the ...
Portugal quits from Coalition Wars until 1807. Invasion of Portugal (1807) Part of Napoleonic Wars; Location: Iberian Peninsula Portugal: French Empire Spain Defeat. Start of Popular Revolts against French Occupation. Peninsular War (1808–1814) Part of Napoleonic Wars and Campaign in south-west France (1814) Location: Iberian Peninsula and ...
The history of the kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, from the First Treaty of San Ildefonso and the beginning of the reign of Queen Maria I in 1777, to the end of the Liberal Wars in 1834, spans a complex historical period in which several important political and military events led to the end of the absolutist regime and to the installation of a constitutional monarchy in the country.
The army assembled in Bayonne over the next two months, and was later reinforced with a Spanish contingent under the terms of the Treaty of Fontainebleau (27 October 1807). [14] Departing on 17 October at the head of about 26,500 soldiers, Junot led his troops on an arduous march through Spain, finally crossing into Portugal at Segura on 19 ...
The partition of Portugal, proposed by Napoleon under the 1807 Treaty of Fointainebleu. The Treaty of Fontainebleau was a secret agreement signed on 27 October 1807 in Fontainebleau, France between King Charles IV of Spain and the French Emperor Napoleon.