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Events on Sunday 21 August 1808 1
1808Battle of VimeiroWellesley's army halts the French invasion of PortugalBritish and Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley defeated the French army of General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro. The victory forced the French to negotiate their withdrawal from Portugal.