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| | Military history of Portugal - Cassiopedia, The True Encyclopedia |
 | | This enabled a British army under Arthur Wellesley to be landed in Portugal where, aided by Portuguese troops, he defeated Junot at the Battle of Vimeiro; this first French invasion was ended by the Convention of Sintra negotiated by his superiors, which shamefully allowed Junot's men to withdraw unmolested with their plunder. |
 | | Miguel was finally defeated at the Battle of Aceiceira, 16 May 1834, and capitulated a few days later at Evora. |
 | | German offensives in the British sector hit the Portuguese hard, with one division destroyed in the Battle of La Lys, April 9, 1918, as it became known in Portugal, or Operation Georgette or the Battle of Estaires to the British. |
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