On this day in 1812, 10,000 British and Portuguese troops under Sir Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington) storm the French-occupied stronghold of Ciudad Rodrigo after a 10-day siege. The victory opens a route for an Anglo-Portuguese invasion of Spain. pic.twitter.com/BMD1CLLO7l
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