Vimeiro (vēmā'rō), village, Lisboa dist., W central Portugal, in Estremadura. It was the scene of a battle (1808) of the Peninsular War, in which Wellington defeated Junot, thus ending the first French invasion of Portugal.
Vimeiro
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- Peninsular War (war, France/England/Portugal/Spain)
- 1808 (chronology)
- Duke of Wellington
- Brent Spencer (soldier)
- Battle of Cabezón
- Battle of Valencia (1808)
- Battle of Vimeiro order of battle
- Henry Fane (British Army officer)
- Wellington's Column
- Battles of the Bruch
