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ALMEIDA , a See also:

TOWN

town of See also:

north-eastern See also:

PORTUGAL

Portugal, in the See also:

DISTRICT

district of See also:

GUARDA

Guarda and formerly included in the See also:

province of See also:

BEIRA

Beira; situated in hilly See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country between the See also:

RIVER

river Cba, a tributary of the See also:

DOURO (Span. Duero, Port. Douro, anc. Durius)

Douro, and the river Turones, a See also:

BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the Agueda. Pop. (19o0) 2330. Almeida was See also:

long one of the See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal frontier fortresses of Portugal. It was captured by the Spaniards in 1762. During the See also:

PENINSULAR

Peninsular See also:

War (q.v.), the country between the C8a and the See also:

SPANISH

Spanish fortress of See also:

CIUDAD

Ciudad Rodrigo, 25 M. E.S.E., was the See also:

SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of hard fighting. Almeida was taken by the See also:

French in 181o, and its recapture, by the allied See also:

BRITISH

British and Portuguese forces under See also:

Lord See also:

Wellington, was only effected after a relieving force under See also:

MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

Marshal See also:

MASSENA, ANDRE, or ANDREA

Massena had been defeated at Fuentes d'Onor (or Fuentes de Ofioro), 13 M. S.S.E. The See also:

BATTLE

battle was fought on the 5th of May 1811 and the fortress See also:

fell five.days later.

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