Porto Boat Bridge disaster
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On 29 March 1809, the Ponte das Barcas, a pontoon bridge on the River Douro in Porto, Portugal, was the site of one of the world's most deadly bridge disasters which occurred during the First Battle o
Suffrage of the Bridge of Boats (1845)
Porto river and the steel sculpture installed in 2009 at the spot where the bridge's cables were attached.
São Nicolau Alminhas da Ponte
Desastre da ponte das barcas
Invasion of Portugal (1807)
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French and Spanish forces invaded Portugal from 19–30 November 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars, sparking the Peninsular War. The Franco-Spanish invasion force was led by General Jean-Andoche Junot, wh
French troops entering Lisbon on 30 November 1807
Portrait illustration of French marshal Géraud Duroc.
Portrait of Jean-Andoche Junot as a young sergeant of grenadiers in 1792.
Portrait of François de Kellermann by an unknown artist.