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Junot, Andoche
(Encyclopedia) Junot, AndocheJunot, AndocheäNdôshˈ zhünōˈ [key], 1771–1813, French general. Having served under Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy and Egypt, he became ambassador to Portugal (1804–5) and…Vimeiro
(Encyclopedia) VimeiroVimeirovēmāˈrō [key], village, Lisboa dist., W central Portugal, in Estremadura. It was the scene of a battle (1808) of the Peninsular War, in which Wellington defeated Junot,…Abrantes
(Encyclopedia) Abrantes Abrantes əbränˈtĭsh [key], town, Santarém dist., W central Portugal, in Ribatejo, on the Tagus River. It is the commercial center of a fruit growing…Peninsular War
(Encyclopedia) Peninsular War, 1808–14, fought by France against Great Britain, Portugal, Spanish regulars, and Spanish guerrillas in the Iberian Peninsula. The Peninsular War immeasurably…2007 National Book Critics Circle Awards
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