Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p During the (Second) Battle of Porto, also known as the Battle of the Douro, General Arthur Wellesley's Anglo-Portuguese Army defeated Marshal Nicolas Soult's French troops on 12 May 1809 and took the city of Porto,. After taking command of the British troops in Portugal on 22 April Wellesley (later named 1st Duke of Wellington) immediately advanced on Porto and made a surprise crossing of the Douro River, approaching Porto where its defences were weak.. }
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- Second_Battle_of_Porto comment "During the (Second) Battle of Porto, also known as the Battle of the Douro, General Arthur Wellesley's Anglo-Portuguese Army defeated Marshal Nicolas Soult's French troops on 12 May 1809 and took the city of Porto,. After taking command of the British troops in Portugal on 22 April Wellesley (later named 1st Duke of Wellington) immediately advanced on Porto and made a surprise crossing of the Douro River, approaching Porto where its defences were weak.".