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retreated into the São Francisco Fort. Some 200 French fell prisoners into the hands of the Portuguese. The Portuguese, having no artillery, blockaded the French for four days. On the fifth day, when all was ready for the final assault to be carried out by escalating the fort, Silveira gave Messenger an ultimatum, under which he should surrender without conditions. Messenger then requested an hour of truce to take a decision. After the time given had ended, and still without a response, Silveira issued a final request, warning Messenger that if he did not surrender in five minutes, he would give orders to storm the fort. The French commander immediately surrendered without conditions. 25 officers, 23 civilians and surgeons, and about 1,300 soldiers were captured and escorted to Vila Real. The 114 Spanish left in Chaves as prisoners by Soult were restored to liberty.
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This wise and gentle proceeding was much blamed by some of his officers, especially those who had served under Junot. They desired that Chaves might be assaulted and the garrison put to the sword, for they were embued with a personal hatred of the Portuguese and, being adverse to serve in the present
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Soult summoned Chaves's stronghold to surrender, but no answer was given. But soon, it was evident in the fort that defense was useless. Although fire from the artillery and muskets persisted since the French arrival, the defenders ultimately recognized that Silveira's retreat was the most sensible
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valley and attacked the Chaves stronghold on 21 March. The small French garrison tried to resist, but the Portuguese knew the town well and could penetrate the walls through the "Opening of the Butchershops." There was hand-to-hand combat in the streets, and the French, leaving almost 300 dead,
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one. Soult sent a second message calling for the surrender of the stronghold, and it was accepted on 12 March. Chaves surrendered, and the French troops marched into the town on 13 March. Soult, with so many prisoners on his hands, released the civilians of the militias and
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in Galicia, Spain. In the final phase of this retreat, Silveira could almost intercept the French troops near Montealegre. Some of his detachments even saw the rearguard crossing the border near the rugged mountains of Larouco.
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This decision caused great unrest among the militias and the population. Prudently, the brigadier led his forces south, avoiding any risk against the superior forces. Pressured by the people and the militias, Lieutenant Colonel
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had come up to Chaves and let the opportunity to destroy the French slip away. Once the danger had passed, Beresford, under the insistence of Silveira, called a court martial for Francisco Pizarro. This War Council occurred in
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Several months later, Soult received orders to invade Portugal from the north and expel the British from Portuguese soil. The carrying out of order was, however, strongly impeded by the winter, which had made the
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and upset with the failure of the expedition of his forces, decided to come personally to the Peninsula, in whose submission he would eventually invest 300,000 men. The British, who had disembarked in 1807 in
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disobeyed orders and accepted the command of the popular forces, preparing to resist the invading forces with 500 troops (1st line), 2,000 militia (2nd line) and 1,200
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Francisco Pizarro. After initial skirmishes near the border, the Portuguese forces retreated to Chaves, and then Silveira ordered the stronghold to be abandoned.
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in 1912, gave Chaves the deserved title of the Heroic City of Chaves (Cidade Heróica de Chaves), the name of many streets and avenues in Portugal.
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This skillful maneuver by Silveira seriously upset Soult's plans, obliging him to wait, for lack of supply lines, between the
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to pursue the British in Galicia. Moore's army was defeated and hounded across the mountains of
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expedition, endeavored, as it would appear, to thwart their general (...). (Napier, 1828.)
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gave the town of Chaves an essential place in Portuguese history. It, together with the
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Historia da guerra civil e do estabelecimento do governo parlamentar em Portugal
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from 10 to 12 March 1809, and the subsequent siege and recapture of the fort by
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almost impassable, and by the resistance of Portuguese forces located between
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in 1809 and found the reckless lieutenant colonel innocent of the charges.
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The defense of the border of Trás-os-Montes was in the hands of brigadier
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Historia antiga e moderna da sempre leal e antiquissima villa de Amarante
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Monument to commemorate the recapture of Chaves by the Portuguese forces.
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and retreated farther south to a low pass between Vila Pouca and
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Meanwhile, the Portuguese forces had left their positions near
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Portugal suffered three invasions by French forces during the
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This successful defeat of the French by the poorly equipped
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to retreat quickly to its starting point, the city of
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Peninsular War

Chaves, Portugal
41°44′39″N 7°28′19″W / 41.74417°N 7.47194°W / 41.74417; -7.47194
Portugal
France
French Empire
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Silveira
France
Marshal Soult
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Peninsular War
Portugal
Villafranca
Braga
Amarante
Lugo

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