Coloured engraving by and after George Moutard Woodward; published by Thomas Tegg, 3 February 1809.
On 21 August 1808, an army led by Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated the French at Vimeiro near Lisbon. However, he was immediately superseded in command by Generals Sir Harry Burrard and Sir Hew Dalrymple, so was unable to press home his advantage.
They signed the Convention of Cintra, which achieved the overall British aim of clearing the French out of Portugal. But the terms of this agreement caused a scandal back in Britain owing to the fact that the evacuation was carried out in British ships with the French allowed to take all their plunder with them.
The British commanders were ordered home to face an inquiry and Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore took over command of the army in Iberia.
Collection: Images
Project: 6. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe.
Chronology: XIX
Scope: Secondary Education, Higher Education
Link: https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-08-14-1
Resource type: Image
Format: Images
Source: National Army Museum
Language: English
Date: 1809
Owner: Porto group (Modernalia)
Identifier: NAM. 1999-08-14-1
Copyright: Out of Copyright
Abstract: Napoleonic Wars
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