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commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Luís do Rego Barreto

Battles of Luís do Rego Barreto

Portuguese general, 1777 to 1840

Luís do Rego Barreto is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1810 and 1813: 3 battles and 2 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Portugal (3), Spain (1), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 786 km apart end to end, 196 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Peninsular War (5).

Battle of BussacoBattle of PombalBlockade of AlmeidaSiege of Ciudad RodrigoBattle of the NiveBattle of BussacoBattle of PombalBlockade of AlmeidaSiege of Ciudad RodrigoBattle of the NiveMadridBilbaoVigoPortoZaragozaLa CoruñaValladolidPamplonaOurenseSan Sebastián200 km41.705N, 5.047W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1810: 1 engagements1811: 2 engagements2 in 18111812: 1 engagements1813: 1 engagements18101813
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Bussaco, 1810Battle of Pombal, 1811Blockade of Almeida, 1811Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1812Battle of the Nive, 181318101813
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 September 1810Battle of BussacoSerra do Bussaco, PortugalAnglo-Portuguese victory
11 March 1811Battle of PombalPombal, Portugal53 km SWInconclusive
7 April 1811Blockade of AlmeidaAlmeida, Portugal171 km NEInconclusive
7 January 1812Siege of Ciudad RodrigoCiudad Rodrigo, Spain35 km SECoalition victory
1813Battle of the NiveBayonne, France526 km NECoalition victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Escola portuguesa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.