Siege of Porto

Siege of Porto
Part of the Liberal Wars

Painting by Carlos Alberto Santos
DateJuly 1832 to August 1833
Location
Result Liberal victory
Belligerents
Liberals Miguelists (Royalists)
Commanders and leaders
Dom Pedro
Duke of Terceira
Marshal Saldanha
George Sartorius
Dom Miguel
Viscount of Montalegre
Viscount of Santa Marta
General Póvoas
Marshal of Bourmont
Gaspar Teixeira
Strength
12,000 60,000
Casualties and losses
n/d n/d

The siege of Porto is considered the period between July 1832 and August 1833 in which the troops of Dom Pedro remained besieged by the forces of Dom Miguel I of Portugal.[1]

The resistance of the city of Porto and the troops of Dom Pedro made the victory of the liberal cause in the Kingdom of Portugal possible. Those that fought in the Siege of Porto on the Liberal side include Almeida Garrett, Alexandre Herculano and Joaquim António de Aguiar.

  1. ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 1158. ISBN 9781851096725.