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Battle of Porto
The Battle of Porto took place on March 28 1809, when the French under Marshal Soult completely defeated the Portuguese under Lima Barreto and Pareiras, outside the city of Porto (traditionally called Oporto by the British). Soult followed up his success by storming the city, with horrible slaughter.
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