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Vimiero, Battle of

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Vimiero, Battle of

In the Peninsular War, French defeat by the Duke of Wellington 21 August 1808 near Vimiero, a Portuguese village 50 km/31 mi northwest of Lisbon. Wellington wanted to pursue the defeated French, but his superior Sir Henry Burrard refused permission. The French escaped and were allowed to leave Portugal in English ships under the terms of the Convention of Cintra, allowing the Peninsular War to drag on for several more years.



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