Lines of Torres Vedras
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The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts and other military defences built in secrecy to defend Lisbon during the Peninsular War. Named after the nearby town of Torres Vedras, they were ordered
Dry moat at the Fort of Zambujal
Remains of a redoubt at the lines of Torres Vedras.
The Fort of Subserra. No 114 of the forts in the Lines. Also known as the Fort of Alhandra
Duke of Wellington's Headquarters at Pero Negro
Peninsular War
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The Peninsular War was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire du
Lines of Torres Vedras
…The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts and other military defences built in secrecy to defend Lisbon during the Peninsular War. Named after the nearby town of Torres Vedras, they were ordered by Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington, constructed by Colonel Richard Fletcher and…
Peninsular war collage
Portrait of Prince John of Braganza by Jean-Baptiste Debret (1817).
Napoleon Bonaparte by Andrea Appiani (1805).
Prince Fernando VII of Spain by Vicente López Portaña