Back غزو البرتغال (1807) Arabic Kentañ aloubadeg c'hall e Portugal Breton Invaze do Portugalska (1807) Czech Invasión de Portugal (1807) Spanish 1807. aasta sissetung Portugali Estonian Première invasion napoléonienne du Portugal French Invasi Portugal (1807) ID Primeira invasão francesa de Portugal Portuguese Вторжение в Португалию (1807) Russian Французьке вторгнення в Португалію (1807) Ukrainian
| Invasion of Portugal (1807) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||||
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:La_veritable_entr%C3%A9e_des_protecteurs_en_Lisbonne_le_30_de_Novembre_1807.jpg) Entry of the French into Lisbon on 30 November 1807, painting by Luis António Xavier (c. 1807) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 French Empire Spain |
 Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||||
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Jean-Andoche Junot |
Prince Regent João | ||||||||
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France: 25,918 Spain: 25,500 Total: 51,418 | 48,396 | ||||||||
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An invasion of Portugal by French and Spanish forces occurred from 19–30 November 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars, sparking the Peninsular War. The Franco-Spanish invasion force was led by Jean-Andoche Junot, while the Portuguese were under the nominal command of Prince Regent John. French and Spanish troops entered Portugal and swiftly occupied it in the face of little resistance due to the poor state of the Portuguese military.
Prior to the invasion, Napoleon had issued an ultimatum to the Portuguese government, which reluctantly acceded to most of his demands. Nevertheless, Napoleon ordered Junot to invade Portugal along side three Spanish Army divisions. Paralyzed by fear and indecision, the Portuguese authorities offered no resistance. Junot's troops occupied Lisbon on 30 November 1807, only to find that João and many of the leading families had escaped to Brazil aboard an Anglo-Portuguese fleet. The French quickly occupied the entire country and appropriated or disbanded the Portuguese Army. The following year saw the Portuguese revolt against their French occupiers, leading to the Battle of Évora in July 1808.