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Lines of Torres Vedras
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Lines of Torres Vedras
The
Lines of Torres Vedras
were lines of
forts
built in secrecy to defend
Lisbon
during the
Peninsular War
. Named after the nearby town of
Torres Vedras
, they were ordered by
Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington
, constructed by
Sir Richard Fletcher, 1st Baronet
, and his Portuguese workers between November 1809 and September 1810, and used to stop
Masséna's
1810 offensive.
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