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22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil

  • 22nd January 2019
  • Tagged as: Brazil, Britain, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Peninsular War, Portugal

The Portuguese royal family and more than 10,000 courtiers relocated to Brazil to escape the advancing Napoleonic forces.

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15th July 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrenders to the British

  • 15th July 2018
  • Tagged as: Britain, France, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Navy, Ship, Surrender

Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrendered to British Captain Maitland on board the Royal Navy ship HMS Bellerophon.

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