Battle of Oporto

Date: May 12, 1809 • Location: Paris, France

British contingents under Arthur Wellesley force a French army under general Soult to retreat in the battle of Oporto.

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British Army officer and statesman. A leading figure in early-19th-century British politics, Wellesley served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.