1808 battle during the Peninsular War. It took place on 17 August 1808 in what is now Portugal. The setting was Roliça. It was part of the Peninsular War. Those involved included the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Kingdom of Portugal and the First French Empire.
Before and after
- 20 April 1808Birth of Napoleon III
- 3 June 1808Birth of Jefferson Davis
- from 15 June 1808 to 14 August 1808First Siege of Zaragoza
- 30 June 1808Discovery of boron
- 17 August 1808Battle of Roliça
- 21 August 1808Battle of Vimeiro
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- from 7 November 1808 to 9 July 1809Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo
- from 10 November 1808 to 11 November 1808Battle of Espinosa
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