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Battle of Ponte Ferreira

Battle of Ponte Ferreira was a battle fought on 23 July 1832 at Valongo, in what is now Portugal. It was part of the Liberal Wars, which ran from 1828 to 1834. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 15,000.

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Battle of Ferreira Bridge, 23 July 1832.
Battle of Ferreira Bridge, 23 July 1832.. A. E. Hoffman (18??-18??); a foreign officer who fought under Pedro, Duke of Braganza's banner in the war, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 July 1832
WhereValongo, Portugal41.183N, 8.500W
OutcomeInconclusive
Belligerents25px|border Liberalsagainst25px|border Miguelites
Casualties and losses440 dead and woundedand1,500 dead and wounded
Part ofLiberal Wars1828 to 1834

Where it sits in the Liberal Wars

Battle of Coruche, 1827Battle of Praia da Vitória, 1829Battle of the Tagus, 1831Siege of Porto, 1832Battle of Ponte Ferreira, 1832Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1833Battle of Almoster, 1834Battle of Asseiceira, 183418271834Battle of Ponte Ferreira, 1832
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Record

Date23 July 1832
PlaceValongo, Portugal
41.183N, 8.500W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength6,00015,000
Casualties and losses440 dead and wounded1,500 dead and wounded
Commanders
  • António Severim de Noronha
  • Luís Vaz Pereira Pinto Guedes
Battle of Ponte FerreiraBattle of Ponte FerreiraSiege of PortoSecond Battle of PortoFirst Battle of PortoBattle of PedrosoBattle of GrijóSiege of PortoVigoOurenseCoimbraBragaCovilhãAveiroBragançaGuarda100 km41.183N, 8.500W
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Battle of Ponte Ferreira is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889650, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ponte Ferreira, revision 1370586393, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.