8,500 5,400 Dates 10 May 1809 – 11 May 1809 Location Grijó, Portugal | 106 250 Result Anglo-Portuguese victory | |
Combatants First French Empire, United Kingdom, Portugal, Kingdom of Portugal Similar Battle of Maguilla, Battle of Pombal, Battle of Castellón, Capitulation of Pasewalk, Blockade of Almeida | ||
The Battle of Grijó ([ɡɾiˈʒɔ]) (10–11 May 1809) was a battle that ended in victory for the Anglo-Portuguese Army commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley (the future 1st Duke of Wellington) over the French army commanded by Marshal Nicolas Soult during the second French invasion of Portugal in the Peninsular War. The next day, Wellesley drove Soult from Porto in the Second Battle of Porto.
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