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The Battle of Buçaco (pronounced) or Bussaco, fought on 27 September 1810 during the Peninsular War in the Portuguese mountain range of Serra do Buçaco, resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army.
The Peninsular War | The Battle of Buçaco (Bussaco), 27th September 1810. Background. Faced with the likelihood of a renewed French invasion of Portugal from Spain in 1810, Wellington deployed the 1st, 3rd, 4th and Light Divisions to guard the most northern and most likely invasion route through Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida.
The Battle of Buçaco (pron. IPA [bu.'sa.ku]) was a battle of the Peninsular War, fought by British and Portuguese forces under the command of Lord Wellington on September 27, 1810, to check French pursuit of his retreat to the Lines of Torres Vedras.
Bussaco Battlefield history. Fought on the 27 September 1810 marking the beginning of the three-year Peninsular War, the Battle of Bussaco saw the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington ‘s Anglo-Portuguese army.
Apr 14, 2008 · The battle of Bussaco of 27 September 1810 was the one major battle during Marshal Masséna’s invasion of Portugal of 1810, and was a costly French defeat suffered in an attempt to attack a very strong Allied position on the ridge at Bussaco.
On 27 September 1810 Masséna, with considerable numerical superiority, launched an attack at Busaco, 125 miles north-east of Lisbon, but failed to make progress and took heavy losses.
On 27th September 1810, the French launched two attacks on the ridge. Reynier’s corp was to break through Picton’s forces, before turning north and attacking Spencer’s and Craufurd’s men in the flank.
