1811 blockade during the Peninsular War. It began on 7 April 1811 in what is now Portugal and lasted until 10 May 1811 (about 33 days). The setting was Almeida. 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
- 1811Publication of Sense and Sensibility
- 1811Mary Anning finds the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton
- 5 March 1811Battle of Barrosa
- from 11 March 1811 to 1 January 1817Rise of Luddite movement
- from 7 April 1811 to 10 May 1811Blockade of Almeida
- from 3 May 1811 to 5 May 1811Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
- 16 May 1811Battle of Albuera
- 14 June 1811Birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 5 July 1811Venezuela Declaration of Independence
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