Torres Vedras (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtoʁɨʒ ˈvɛðɾɐʃ] ) is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi)...
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Chaves Braga Grijó Porto Almeida Bussaco TorresVedras Redinha Sabugal FuentesDeOñoro The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts and other military defences...
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (redirect from Marquês de Torres Vedras)
Selected battles 5000km 3,100miles Waterloo 6 Vitoria 5 Torres Vedras 4 Køge 3 Assaye 2 Seringapatam 1 Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of...
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Cruz is a locality in the Silveira parish, part of the municipality of Torres Vedras, Portugal. It is mostly known for its extensive quality beaches. The...
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Vitória, 1812), with the subsidiary titles Marquess of Torres Vedras (Marquês de Torres Vedras, 1812) and Count of Vimeiro (Conde de Vimeiro, 1811) of...
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Ramalhal Runa São Pedro da Cadeira Silveira Torres Vedras (Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) Torres Vedras (São Pedro e Santiago) Turcifal Ventosa Aldeia...
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Count of Torres Vedras is a Portuguese title of nobility created by King Felipe III of Portugal (IV of Spain), possibly in 1626 (but verifiably so from...
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pronunciation: [silˈvɐjɾɐ]) is a parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Torres Vedras in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,530, in an area of 24.97 km2...
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an engineer in the British Army known for his work on the Lines of Torres Vedras. He fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and Peninsular Wars, and...
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Torres Vedras is a Portuguese wine region centered on the town of Torres Vedras in the Lisboa wine region. The region is designated as Denominação de...
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(another possible location for Chretina) (Cucos, Torres Vedras) Roman villa of Freiria (Torres Vedras) Roman villa of Almoinhas (Loures) Roman villa of...
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company in London to build lines between Lisbon and Cintra and Lisbon and Torres Vedras, but these were not successful and the company was declared bankrupt...
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him to Saint Helena, where he died six years later. Peninsular war Torres Vedras 45km 30miles 2 1 The Peninsular War had started in Portugal with...
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Portugal in 1810 from the defence of the ridge at Bussaco to the Lines of Torres Vedras, where the French offensive is successfully halted. Captain Richard...
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Kingdom of Portugal with its subsidiary titles Marquis of Torres Vedras ("Marquês de Torres Vedras") and Count of Vimeiro ("Conde de Vimeiro"). These were...
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List of wartime orders of battle for the British 1st Division (1809–1945) (section 1810–1811, including the Lines of Torres Vedras and Fuentes de Oñoro)
An order of battle is a list of the various elements of a military formation organised within a hierarchical command structure. It can provide information...
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Duke of Victoria (redirect from Marquess of Torres Vedras)
Vimeiro (Count of Vimeiro, 18 October 1811) and Marquês de Torres Vedras (Marquess of Torres Vedras, 17 December 1812), which became titles subsidiary to that...
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Castelo de Torres Vedras is a castle in Torres Vedras, Portugal. Characterized by a mix of Gothic and Manueline features, it is classified by IGESPAR as...
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filled with a navy bean jam. They were first introduced in the town of Torres Vedras in the early 20th century though its origin may date earlier as it was...
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S.C.U. Torreense (category Sport in Torres Vedras)
sports club, best known for its association football section, founded in Torres Vedras in 1917, as Sport União Torreense. It participated six times in the...
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Zambujal) is a Chalcolithic age archeological site in the municipality of Torres Vedras in the western litoral area of the Centro Region, Portugal. The Zambujal...
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needed] To protect the city, he ordered the construction of the Lines of Torres Vedras—three strong lines of mutually supporting forts, blockhouses, redoubts...
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List of orders of battle for the British 2nd Division (section 1810–1811, including the Battle of Bussaco, the Lines of Torres Vedras, and Battle of Albuera)
An order of battle is a list of the various elements of a military formation organised within a hierarchical command structure. It can also provide information...
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archaeological and historical museum in the town and municipality of Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Portugal. It is located in a former convent (Convento...
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Mealhada, and Torres Vedras. Carnaval in Podence and Lazarim incorporates pagan traditions such as the careto, while the Torres Vedras celebration is...
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Convent of Christ (São João Baptista, Tomar) Aqueduct of Torres Vedras (Matacães, Torres Vedras) Arch of the Almedina (São Bartolomeu, Coimbra) Bridge of...
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Cristóvão Ferreira (category People from Torres Vedras)
knowledge of Western philosophies and sciences. Born around 1580, in Torres Vedras, Portugal, Ferreira was sent to Asia, where he was a missionary from...
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Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain), 1812 Duke of Victoria and Marquess of Torres Vedras (Portugal), 1812 Duke of Wellington (UK) and Marquess Douro and Baron...
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However, Wellington was ultimately forced to withdraw to the Lines of Torres Vedras after his positions were outflanked by Masséna's troops. The Third Portuguese...
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politics again or to rejoin PAIGC. Cabral died aged 78 on May 30, 2009, in Torres Vedras, Portugal. His death followed a long bout of illness. The National Assembly...
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