Évora De Alcobaça
Évora de Alcobaça is a freguesia ("civil parish") in the municipality of Alcobaça, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,485, in an area of 42.42 km.
History
| Combat of Évora de Alcobaça | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portugal |
 French Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Captain Joseph Fenwick (WIA) |
Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~80 militia | 80 grenadiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 officer, unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Combat of Évora de Alcobaça took place on the 8th December 1810, during the Third French Invasion of Portugal. A foraging party of 80 French grenadiers was defeated by a detachment of about 80 of the Óbidos militia, led by Captain Joseph Fenwick. The captain was wounded in action and died of his wounds two days later. William Carr Beresford, Commander in Chief of the Portuguese Army, later lamented the loss of the young captain of the 1/3rd "The Buffs".
References
- ^ "Censos 2011". ine.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Freguesias de Portugal". Portal de Dados Abertos da Administração Pública (Open Data from Public Administration) (in Portuguese). Agência para a Modernização Administrativa. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Num. 301. Segunda feira 17 Dezembro 1810". Gazeta de Lisboa. 17 December 1810. pp. 3–4. hdl:2027/hvd.hxihc1. Retrieved 25 May 2022.