Combat of Padroes de Teixeira

Combat of Padroes de Teixeira
	Part of the Peninsular War
	; 19th-century portrait of 1st Count of Amarante, Portuguese general
Date	End of June 1808
Location	Teixeira, Baiao , Portugal
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal	French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Francisco da Silveira	Louis Henri Loison
Strength
Numerous peasants	1800 soldiers
Casualties and losses
-	Considerable losses

Peninsular war : French occupation

75km
50miles

Vimeiro

4

Rolica

3

Evora

2

Lisbon

1

The Combat of Padroes de Teixeira took place at the end of June 1808, during the First French Invasion of Portugal . The revolt against the French forces started in June 1808. Junot ordered General Loison to march on to Porto, with 1800 soldiers from Almeida .

Combat [ edit ]

On the 21 June, Loison crossed the Douro river . In the mountainous regions of northern Portugal , Francisco da Silveira assembled a force of numerous peasants ready to fight the French force. The combat inflicted considerable losses to the French force, Portuguese losses are unknown.

Aftermath [ edit ]

After the combat, Loison decided to retreat to Almeida. He met resistance again at Castro Daire, between Lamego and Viseu , which ended with 400 dead and wounded on both sides. The next combat was the Battle of Evora (1808) .

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External links [ edit ]

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