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After Marshal André Masséna's retreat from Portugal, the French installed a garrison of 1,400 men under Brennier in the fortress. These troops were blockaded in the town by forces under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Since the Anglo-Portuguese Army had no heavy guns to breach the walls, they were forced to starve the garrison out. Because of this, this operation was technically a blockade rather than a siege.

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  • Blockade of Almeida
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  • After Marshal André Masséna's retreat from Portugal, the French installed a garrison of 1,400 men under Brennier in the fortress. These troops were blockaded in the town by forces under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Since the Anglo-Portuguese Army had no heavy guns to breach the walls, they were forced to starve the garrison out. Because of this, this operation was technically a blockade rather than a siege.
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Strength
  • 1400(xsd:integer)
  • 13000(xsd:integer)
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Date
  • --04-14
Commander
  • Alexander Campbell
  • Antoine Brenier
  • William Erskine
Caption
  • Location of Almeida in Portugal
Casualties
  • 50(xsd:integer)
  • 360(xsd:integer)
Result
  • Successful French escape
combatant
  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom
  • French Empire
Place
Conflict
  • Blockade of Almeida 1811
abstract
  • After Marshal André Masséna's retreat from Portugal, the French installed a garrison of 1,400 men under Brennier in the fortress. These troops were blockaded in the town by forces under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Since the Anglo-Portuguese Army had no heavy guns to breach the walls, they were forced to starve the garrison out. Because of this, this operation was technically a blockade rather than a siege. From 3 to 5 May 1811, Masséna failed to relieve Almeida in the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro. During this time, the blockade was maintained by Major General William Erskine's 5th and Major General Alexander Campbell's 6th Divisions, plus Count Barbacena's 300-man Portuguese cavalry brigade. Campbell guarded the south and west sides of the fortress with too many soldiers and placed his men too far from the city. Though instructed by Wellington to block the Barba del Puerco bridge on the afternoon of the 10th, Erskine neglected to forward the necessary orders in time.
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