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 his Portuguese workers between November 1809 and September 1810, and used to stop Marshal Masséna's 1810 offensive. The Lines were declared a National Heritage by the Portuguese Government in March 2019.
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
Torres Vedras is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the capital Lisbon in the Oeste region, in the Centro of Portugal. The population as of 2011 was 83,075, in an area of 407.15 square kilometres (157.20 sq mi).
Image: Casa da Quinta das Lapas Lapas Grandes Portugal (42746371922)
Image: Torres Vedras, Castelo
Image: Castelo de Torres Vedras Portugal (5191199675) (cropped)
Image: Obelisco ao Exército Luso Britânico na Guerra Peninsular no Jardim da Graça 04
