1806

21 November
Napoleon declares the Continental Blockade.

1807

20 October
A decree that established the closure of Portuguese ports to British ships (merchant and royal navy) is signed at Mafra Palace.

27 October
Fontainebleau Treaty signed by France and Spain establishes the division of Portugal into three parts.

1807

19 November
French army enters Portugal through Beira Baixa under the command of General Junot.

1807

29 November
Royal Family flees to Rio de Janeiro.

30 November
French army arrives in Lisbon.

1808

2 May
Spanish people rise up against the Napoleonic invaders.

9 May
D. João formally declares war on France and recognises the friendship of his old, faithful friend, Great Britain.

1808

1 August
The British army disembarks in Lavos (Figueira da Foz), under the command of Lieutenant-General Wellesley.

1808

17 August
Battle of Roliça: Faced with an Anglo-Luso army of about 14,000 men the French are out-numbered and retreat under the command of General Laborde.

1808

21 August
Battle of Vimeiro: The French army withdraws, commanded by General Junot.

30 August
Convention of Cintra: Negotiation about the exit of the French army. The Napoleonic troops are allowed to take all their loot and goods.

1808

15 September
Junot and the French army embark.

1809

6 March
The French army, under the command of Soult, enters Portugal via Chaves.

1809

29 March
The Ponte das Barcas (Bridge of Boats) disaster occurs during the attack on the city of Porto.

18 April to 2 May
General Silva's Portuguese forces defend the bridge at Amarante.

18 May
The French army under Soult abandons Portugal through Montalegre.

1810

24 July
Battle of Rio Côa. French army enters the country under the command of Marshal Massena.

15 August
Beginning of the siege of Almeida.

1810

27 September
Battle of Buçaco: The Anglo-Luso army is victorious under the command of Wellington. Retreat to the Lines of Torres Vedras.

1810

10 October
Fight at Alenquer. The French army reaches the Lines of Torres Vedras, two days after the arrival of the allied army.

12 October
Fight at Sobral de Monte Agraço. Fighting inside the town with the French in an advantage.

13 October
Fight at Dois Portos (Torres Vedras). Battalion attacked by a French division.

14 October
Fight at Seramena (Sobral de Monte Agraço). French artillery attack on the Anglo-Luso barricades.

14 to 16 October
Fights at Alhandra.

14 November
Start of the retreat of Massena's French army.

1811

5 April
The French army commanded by Massena crosses the border between Portugal and Spain at Aldeia do Bispo. The end of the 3rd French Invasion.