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| rdfs:comment | - In the Battle of Roliça (17 August 1808) an Anglo-Portuguese army under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated an outnumbered French army under General Henri Delaborde, near the village of Roliça in Portugal. The French retired in good order. Formerly spelled Roleia in English, it was the first battle fought by the British army during the Peninsular War.
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| Commander | - Sir Arthur Wellesley
- Henri Delaborde
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| Result | - Anglo-Portuguese victory, tactical French retreat
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| combatant | - Portugal
- United Kingdom
- French Empire
- Swiss Confederation
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| Place | - Near the village of Roliça in Portugal
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| abstract | - In the Battle of Roliça (17 August 1808) an Anglo-Portuguese army under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated an outnumbered French army under General Henri Delaborde, near the village of Roliça in Portugal. The French retired in good order. Formerly spelled Roleia in English, it was the first battle fought by the British army during the Peninsular War.
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