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Oporto, battle of
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Oporto, battle of, 1809. On 12 May 1809 British forces in the Peninsula under Wellesley faced Soult's French army of 11,000 across the Douro opposite Oporto. Soult was taken by surprise when the British used four wine barges to ferry troops across the river. When the French withdrew from the waterfront, the citizens of Oporto took many more vessels across to speed up the crossing. Soult was forced to retreat, and by 19 May the French had been driven out of Portugal.
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Oporto
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Oporto, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Oporto, battle of, 1809. On 12 May 1809 British...army of 11,000 across the Douro opposite Oporto. Soult was taken by surprise when the British...withdrew from the waterfront, the citizens of Oporto took many more vessels across to speed up...
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Alvaro Siza
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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port
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
port5 red (also white) wine of Portugal. XVII. Short for † Oporto wine , later † Oporto , † Porto , prop. wine from Oporto (Pg. O Porto ‘the port’; see PORT1 ), the chief port of shipment for Portuguese wines.
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Suggia, Guilhermina
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Suggia, Guilhermina ( b Oporto, 1888; d Oporto, 1950). Portuguese cellist. Taught as child by father. Public début at age 7. Prin. cellist of Oporto orch. at age 12. In 1904 went to Leipzig to study under Klengel...
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