Second Battle of Porto

The Second Battle of Porto, also known as the Battle of the Douro or the Crossing of the Douro, took place on 12 May 1809. General Arthur Wellesley's Anglo-Portuguese Army defeated Marshal Soult's French troops and took back the city of Porto. After taking command of the British troops in Portugal on 22 April, Wellesley immediately advanced on Porto and made a surprise crossing of the Douro River, approaching Porto where its defences were weak. Soult's late attempts to muster a defence were in vain. The French quickly abandoned the city in a disorderly retreat.

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1809 Second Battle of Porto

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868 Presúria de Vímara Peres

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1035 Battle of Cesar

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1071 Battle of Pedroso

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1580 Capture of Porto

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1809 First Battle of Porto

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1809 Battle of Grijó

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1832 — 1833 Siege of Porto

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1832 Battle of Ponte Ferreira

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1919 Monarchy of the North

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Restauração do Porto 1809 (3)

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Battle of the Douro

Battle of Porto reenactment (1) 2009

Battle of Porto reenactment (2) 2009

Fuga de Soult da cidade do Porto (cropped)

Fuga de Soult da cidade do Porto

Restauração do Porto (1809)

Fuga de Soult da cidade do Porto (cropped1)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	868	Presúria de Vímara Peres	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1035	Battle of Cesar	Taifa of Seville, County of Portugal, Kingdom of Leon, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1071	Battle of Pedroso	Kingdom of Galicia, County of Portugal, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1580	Capture of Porto	Kingdom of Portugal, Hispanic Monarchy, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	First Battle of Porto	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Battle of Grijó	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Second Battle of Porto	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1832	Siege of Porto	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1832	Battle of Ponte Ferreira	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Monarchy of the North	rebellion	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-1277	U-boat	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Estaleiros do Ouro - Calafates	cultural heritage, shipyard	Wikidata
site	bunker		Seismic Station in Serra do Pilar	seismological station, cultural heritage, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle of Santa Maria da Feira	cultural heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Espaldão Militar	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort of São Francisco do Queijo	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição	cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte de Nossa Senhora da Assunção	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte de São João Baptista da Foz	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort	1638	Fort of Leça de Palmeira	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Museu Militar do Porto	military museum, mansion, cultural heritage	Wikidata
commons	image		Restauração do Porto 1809 (3)		Commons
commons	image		LargeBattleofOportobyBeaume		Commons
commons	image		Battle of the Douro		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Porto reenactment (1) 2009		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Porto reenactment (2) 2009		Commons
commons	image		Fuga de Soult da cidade do Porto (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Fuga de Soult da cidade do Porto		Commons
commons	image		Restauração do Porto (1809)		Commons
commons	image		Fuga de Soult da cidade do Porto (cropped1)		Commons