Battle of Roliça 1808
.jpg){kind=link}
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 17 August 1808 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1808 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Portugal | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Peninsular War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | First French Empire, Kingdom of Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 39.3136, -9.1836 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
At the Battle of Roliça (17 August 1808), the first battle fought by the British army during the Peninsular War, an Anglo-Portuguese army under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated an outnumbered Imperial French division under General of Division Henri François Delaborde, near the village of Roliça in Portugal. The French retired in good order.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Roliça (revision 1373583318), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Vimeiro 1808 · 19 km
- Battle of the Berlengas (1666) 1666 · 30 km
- Battle of the Berlengas (1591) 1591 · 32 km
- Battle of Ourique 1139 · 40 km
- Capture of Santarém (1111) 1111 · 44 km
- Conquest of Santarém 1147 · 44 km
Other battles of the Peninsular War
- Battle of Alcolea Bridge 1808
- Battle of Bailén 1808
- Battle of Benavente 1808
- Battle of Cabezón 1808
- Battle of Cardedeu 1808
- Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros 1808
- Battle of Gamonal 1808
- Battle of Medina de Rioseco 1808
- Battle of Molins de Rei 1808
- Battle of Sahagún 1808
All 124 battles of the Peninsular War →
Browse more: battles in Portugal · Europe · 19th century battles