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Siege of Porto 1832

Siege of Porto: Museu Militar do Porto
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1832Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationPortugalNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictLiberal WarsWikidata P361
Coordinates41.1495, -8.6108Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Porto is considered the period between July 1832 and August 1833 in which the troops of Dom Pedro remained besieged by the forces of Dom Miguel I of Portugal.

The resistance of the city of Porto and the troops of Dom Pedro made the victory of the liberal cause in the Kingdom of Portugal possible. Those that fought in the Siege of Porto on the Liberal side include Almeida Garrett, Alexandre Herculano and Joaquim António de Aguiar.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Porto (revision 1370744545), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

41.1495, -8.6108 · Portugal

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