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	Encyclopedia: Peninsular-War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Battle of Vitoria was fought on June 21, 1813 during the Peninsular War, between 78,000 British, Portuguese and Spanish troops, with 96 guns, under the Marquis of Wellington, and 58,000 French with 153 guns under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jourdan.
		Battle of BuÃ§aco 27 September 1810 The Allied Amr of 26,000 Portuguese and 26,000 British defeated a 45,000 Army of MAssÃ©na.
		The Battle of Bailén was a series of clashes between Spanish guerilla formations—regular army formations under the command of Generals Castaños and Reding—and the French II corps of observation Gironda, under the command of General Pierre Dupont, between July 18 and July 22, 1808, as a part of...
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	SF_History
		Wellington, describing the battle in his official report said "Upon this occasion the steadiness and discipline of the 45th Regiment were conspicious".The nickname 'The Old Stubborns' was bestowed upon the Regiment for its conspicious bravery at Talavera.
		In the Battle of Busaco, the 45th again distinguished itself, leading the attack on a dense column of the enemy troops which had reached the crest of the hill.
		However,at the Battle of Inkerman the Russians, 30,000 strong, attacked and found the 95th as one of the regiments on outpost duty, fighting stubbornly in small parties to hold on until the repeated British bayonet charges caused the Russians to withdraw.
	www.wfrmuseum.org.uk /sf_history.htm (5524 words)

	Battle of Roliça - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		The Battle of Roliça (formerly spelt as Roleia in English) was the first battle fought by the British army during the Peninsular War, fought on August 17, 1808 near the village of Roliça in Portugal, between the British under General Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and the French under General Henri Delaborde.
		Though a small action in itself, it was the first British engagement in the Peninsular war and the first time that Col Henry Shrapnel's Spherical bullets were used.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Rolica (246 words)

	Peninsular Campaign: First Battle at Roliça August 17th 1808
		The village of Rolica is placed in the center of a horseshoe shape of steep hills approximately one mile wide and two deep.
		At the beginning of the battle, deLaborde occupied a position to the North north West of the villigae of Roliça.
		The British soldiers leading up to the battle were confident, although tired, from the heat and marching as mentioned in a letter home by Major Warre.
	www.georgianindex.net /peninsularWar/rolica.html (1284 words)

	45th Regiment
		The 45th was present at the opening battle, at Rolica in 1808, and served without a break in all Wellington's famous battles until the siege of Toulouse in 1814, winning no less than thirteen battle honours.
		In that battle the French flung themselves in dense masses upon the advanced posts of the British Army, which were held by the 45th, who opposed the enemy with such firmness and courage that the enemy troops were first checked and then brought to a standstill.
		Wellington, describing the battle in his official report said: "Upon this occasion the steadiness and discipline of the 45th Regiment were conspicuous".
	freespace.virgin.net /stephen.mee/45th_regiment.htm (1146 words)

	The Sharpe Page: Timeline
		Spanish troops promise to help him and he accepts battle unwillingly at Talavera and is attacked by the combined French armies.
		After a battle in which his casualties are high, the French retreat defeated but the British also have to move back to Portugal, isolated and alone.
		The lower village of Fuentes remains today almost as it was at the time of the battle.
	www.sharpetorium.com /timeline.html (4266 words)

	British Light Infantry Regiments
		The 63rd was among the reinforcements sent to America in the spring of 1776, and fought at the battle of Long Island and the capture of New York.
		Subsequently it was with Lord Rawdon at the relief of Fort Ninety-Six and the battle of Entaw Springs.
		It was present at the battle of Bladensburg and capture of Washington, and in the desperate attempt on New Orleans, where it suffered heavily.
	www.lightinfantry.org.uk /regiments/Canada/can_infantry2.htm (6998 words)

	95th Regiment of Foot
		They took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807 as part of Arthur Wellesley's brigade.
		The expedition, commanded by Lord Cathcart, was intended to capture the Danish Fleet to prevent it falling into the hands of France.
		On the 17th August the 95th, as part of 6th Brigade which included the 5th/60th Foot, took part in the Battle of Rolica, the first pitched battle of the war, which saw the 95th distinguish themselves greatly.
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	95th Regiment of Foot - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1801, detachments of the Corps took part in the British victory at the Battle of Copenhagen as marksmen aboard Royal Navy ships which were under the command of the legendary Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.
		In 1802 the Corps was brought into the line of the British Army as the 95th Regiment of Foot, the 95th Rifles.
		On the 15th August they had the distinction of firing the first shots of the Peninsular War during a skirmish at Obidos against the French, but also unfortunately suffered the first British officer fatality of the war, a Lieutenant Ralph Bunbury.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/95th_Rifles (889 words)

	The Peninsular War \| The Battle of Roliça (Rolica), 17th August 1808
		On 1st August 1808, 8,740 troops of a British expeditionary force under Wellesley's temporary command began to disembark at the mouth of the Mondego river, west of Coimbra.
		In the centre of Roliça village, immediately after the junction with the road to Pó, there is a depiction of the battle painted onto ceramic tile.
		Major William Warre's letter of 19th August 1808 describing the Battle of Roliça.
	www.peninsularwar.org /rolica.htm (789 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of Rolica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Rolica (192 words)

	Rolica : Battle of Rolica : Napoleonic and Revolutionary Wars : Bonaparte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rolica : Battle of Rolica : Napoleonic and Revolutionary Wars : Bonaparte
		Having landed unopposed at Mondego Bay, Sir Arthur Wellesley led the British army of some 15,000 men south towards Lisbon.
		An initial skirmish against the French came at Obidos on the 16th, but the first real battle involving British troops occurred at Rolica.
	www.hussars.com /battle_rolica.htm (196 words)

	Wellington in Portugal - a Peninsular War battlefield tour
		We explore the battlefields of Rolica and Vimeiro, the outcome of which resulted in the disgraceful ‘convention of Sintra’ and the scandalous repatriation of the French Army with all their Portuguese booty by the Royal Navy.
		On the ridge at Bussaco, Wellington (as he was known by then) fought a classic ‘stopping’ battle, allowing time for the completion of the Lines of Torres Vedras, an engineering masterpiece which resulted in the near starvation and calamitous and ultimate withdrawal of the French from Portugal.
		Battlefield tour of Rolica including both the French positions and Lake’s monument followed by lunch and opportunity to explore the Moorish town of Obidos.
	www.midastours.co.uk /t019a.html (463 words)

	Duke of Wellington : Arthur Wellesley : British : General : Career : Napoleonic Battles : Napoleon Bonaparte :
		His first contact with the French was at Obidos, then the battle of Rolica ended with his enemy retreating to Vimiero where, despite being reinforced by the main French army of General Junot, it was defeated.
		Invading French-occupied Spain, Wellesley sought to assist Spanish forces against the French but, despite their lack of backbone, managed to win the Battle of Talavera for which he was given a viscountcy.
		Rested and eager for battle, the British then moved on to the offensive winning the battle of Fuentes de Onoro.
	www.napoleonguide.com /leaders_welling.htm (381 words)

	Battle of Rolica - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Battle of Rolica - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Battle of Rolica was fought on August 17 1808 near the village of Rolica in Portugal, between the British under the Duke of Wellington and the French under General Delaborde.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Battle of Rolica contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Rolica (101 words)

	Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
		In the long war against Napoleon in the Peninsula and France, the 32nd were involved continuously, winning battle honours at Rolica, Vimiera, Corunna, Salamanca, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes and Quatre Bras at Waterloo in 1815.
		In 1881, as a result of the reductions in the Army which affected the whole infantry, the 32nd and 46th Regiments were amalgamated to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
		After the war there were substantial cuts in the Army; the Territorials were reduced to a single battalion and in 1950 the two regular battalions amalgamated to form the 1st Battalion, which was to serve in England, Germany and the West Indies before amalgamating with the Somerset Light Infantry in 1959.
	www.lightinfantry.me.uk /dukecornwallli.htm (602 words)

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		The Battle was significant in that it was the first major defeat suffered by the Boers and thus became the turning point of the whole war.
		Fighting in every major battle the Regiment took its share of the appalling attrition on the Western front; 4282 men were killed and as many wounded.
		Among many heroic actions, the Battle of Hill 112 (Cornwall Hill) stands out, as does the gallant dash to Nederrijn a few months later in an attempt to relieve the beleaguered airborne forces in Arnhem.
	www.silverbugle.co.uk /theDCLI.htm (961 words)

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		The particular battle was one of the early examples of two of the main tactics devised by Wellesley to defeat the French in the Peninsula and in due course at Waterloo.
		However Wellington's plan for the battle was audacious, instead of coming on to the French army head on across the plain, he deployed his forces into the mountains, so that they attacked the French right flank from the north after having to cross the river Zadorra.
		During the course of the battle the 1/IX were involved in a critical charge against a French battery at the redoubt of Croix des Bouquets and during this period of action 1/IX earnt a major commendation from the allied commander Wellington and he personally thanked them for their coolness under fire.
	www.ixregiment.org.uk /pen2.htm (12955 words)

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		At the Battle of Rolica on the 17th August the 71st was part of Fergusson's 2nd infantry brigade, but only the light company was engaged.
		During the Battle of Corunna the 71st was on the left wing of the army.
		The 71st H.L.I. took part in the final battles of the war at Orthes 27th Febuary 1814 and Toulouse 10th April 1814.
	freespace.virgin.net /patrick.flemming/history.html (406 words)

	40thregt.html
		In 1800 the 40th was part of the force at the landing at Abourkir Bay near Alexandria, Egypt, and the Flank companies distinguished themselves so well that they were granted the distinction of wearing the "Sphinx-superscibed Egypt".
		For their steadfastness and discipline on this day the 40th were awarded the battle honour "Waterloo" and permitted to encircle their badge with a laurel wreath.
		In December 1843, the 40th, with other British and Indian troops took part in a heavy action against rebels near the village of Maharajpoor, for which they were awarded the battle honour "Maharajpoor" and a medal (the Indian Star).
	www.vicnet.net.au /~histree/40regt.htm (1169 words)

	Sir Colin Campbell -- 1792-1863 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On 26 May 1808 he was appointed as an ensign in the 9th Regiment, and sailed to Portugal with the 2nd battalion, with Sir Arthur Wellesley's expedition.
		He fought at the battle of Rolica and was present at Vimeiro; he also served with his regiment in Sir John Moore's advance to Salamanca, and the retreat to Corunna.
		Campbell served at the battle of Vittoria and the siege of San Sebastian.
	www.victorianweb.org /history/crimea/campbell.html (1448 words)

	Battlefields near Coimbra : Vimeiro : Rolica : Torres Vedras : Peninsular War : Oporto : Bussaco :Touring Battlefields ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There is a large tile map of the battle and a monument to Colonel Lake of the 29th Regiment.
		A battle fought on rugged terrain just north of Coimbra, Bussaco is an easy visit for those interested in one of the most one-sided clashes of the Peninsular War.
		Many signs of a battle having been fought there still exist and there is a museum and the structure that acted as Massena's headquarters to visit.
	www.hussars.com /tours_coimbra.htm (365 words)

	www.a-london-guide.co.uk - Virtual London Your London Tourism and Travel Guide
		There are five 2-D maps showing the 1807 invasion, the rebellion in June-July 1808, the punitive expedition to Teixeira in June 1808, the British landing in August 1808 and a strategic map of the peninsula in the fall of 1808.
		In addition, there are three battle scenes depicting British infantry attacking at Rolica, the charge of French grenadiers at Vimeiro and the British cavalry counterattack at Vimeiro.
		The maps of the Battle of Vimeiro are not small scale enough, which makes it difficult to comprehend the actual details of the French attack and British defense; a small-scale 2-D map should have been used to display opposing battalion dispositions.
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	The Worcestershire Soldier - The Napoleonic Wars
		Their first action was at the Glorious First of June, 1794, when they served as Marines aboard the British fleet.
		At the Battle of Rolica they fought alongside the 29th, who themselves were celebrated for making a courageous charge during the battle (see picture above).
		For their actions, the 36th were allowed to make the motto 'Firm', which had for long been used unofficially, an official part of their Rgeimental badge.
	www.worcestercitymuseums.org.uk /coll/worsor/wos2c.htm (252 words)

	91st Argyll Highlanders at the Peninsular War 1808 - 1814 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The light company of the 91st was engaged at Rolica and had a sergeant severely wounded.
		It was again in the reserve division for Sir John Moore's spectacular march to Salamanca which disrupted Napoleon's whole campaign; and it came into its own at last when the reserve division became the rearguard for the epic retreat which culminated in Moore's victory and death at Corunna.
		By the time the 91st got back to their farmhouse the other wing was in trouble; once more they sallied out, restored the position and incidentally rescued a large party of the 78th who had been surrounded and were in danger of being made prisoner.
	www.aboutscotland.co.uk /argylls/91penin.html (1244 words)

	The Duke of Wellington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Wellington was appointed Colonel of the 33rd Regiment of Foot in January 1806.
		A British expeditionary force under the temporary command of Wellington was sent to Iberia on 1 August by Lord Grenville's ministry; in its first campaign the British defeated the French at the Battle of Rolica and at Vimeiro.
		Wellington's comment after the Battle of Waterloo was, 'Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won'.
	www.victorianweb.org /history/pms/wellington.html (1669 words)

	British Historical Medals #636 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The battle of Rolica was the first battle of the Peninsular War in which Sir Arthur Wellesley had more men than La Borde, his French opponent.
		The numbers of men actually engaged were about equal and the French casualties amounted to about 700 men compared with 485 British.
		The battle of Vimiera was fought on the 21st August at the village of that name some nine miles from Torres Vedras.
	www.napoleonicmedals.org /coins/bhm-636.htm (256 words)

	Vimeiro 1808: Wellesley's First Victory in the Peninsular (Campaign, 90) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The author does a nice job describing the opening battles of obidos and Rolica, often over-looked in any detail by general histories of the campagn.
		The description of the battle itself is all too brief.
		The elements of the battle involved at Vimero would come back to haunt the French over and over again in the Peninsular.
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	Used Book Central Search / merchant: Articles of War Ltd
		Clarke, Capt. F.C.H, RA, translator.: THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR 1870-71 - Volume 2 - The Battle of Sedan & the End of the Second Empire An exact reprint of one of the volumes of the entire 5 volume Prussian Official History of the 1870-71 War with France.
		This volume begins with the battles of Gravelotte / St. Privat on 18 August 1870, then chronicles the advance on Chalons, battles of Buzancy, Nouart, Beaumont, the retreat of the French forces to Sedan and the battle of Sedan itself.
		The Battle of Kohima is an immensely vivid portrait of 64 days of heroism in which the author himself participated.
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