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  2. Battle of Bussaco - Wikipedia

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    Mountains and National Palace of Bussaco. Wellington posted his army along the crest of Bussaco Ridge, facing east. To improve his lateral communications, he had previously ordered his four officers from the Royal Corps of Engineers [9] to cut a road that ran the length of the ridge on the reverse slope. Cole held the left (north) flank.

  3. Battle of Bussaco order of battle - Wikipedia

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    This is the order of battle for the Battle of Bussaco, 27 September 1810. French Army of Portugal. Commander-in-Chief: Marshal Masséna.

  4. Peninsular War - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 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 ...

  5. List of French generals of the Peninsular War - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon had intended the campaign on the Peninsula to be a walkover, but what he would come to call the Spanish Ulcer, [1] ended up with him having had to send in thirteen of his maréchals (ten of whom were of the first promotion – of fourteen – and included Soult, one of only six men to have been appointed Marshal General of France in the history of France), as well as two "honorary ...

  6. Étienne Heudelet de Bierre - Wikipedia

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    Heudelet briefly led II Corps in January 1810 before returning to the command of his division. He participated in André Masséna's invasion of Portugal, fighting at Bussaco in 1810. His division was not engaged at Fuentes de Oñoro and he was sent home soon afterward. In the 1812 campaign he commanded a reserve division in the X Corps.

  7. List of orders of battle for the British 2nd Division - Wikipedia

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    A portrait of the division's first general officer commanding, Roland Hill, by George Dawe. During the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), the British Army grew in size. On 18 June 1809, Lieutenant-General Arthur Wellesley, commander of the British forces in Spain and Portugal, ordered the creation of four divisions, including the 2nd Division. [7]

  8. Luigi Mangione Accepts Nearly $300K From Fans For Legal ...

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    Luigi Mangione has accepted nearly $300,000 in donations from fans as he awaits trial for allegedly slaying Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in December.. The December 4 Legal ...

  9. Timeline of the Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814 - Wikipedia

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    La Pomone contre les fregates Alceste et Active, painted by Pierre-Julien Gilbert. The Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814 was a struggle for supremacy in the Adriatic Sea between the French Navy and the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The early stages of the campaign saw extensive activity between rival frigate squadrons, climaxing at the Battle of Lissa in 1811 at which the last ...