AUGUST 1809 FRENCH TURN
Napoleon enters Spain and reaches Burgos. Meanwhile, a Franco-Spanish army advances on Lisbon and captures the city.
In response to the Russian declaration of war and capture of Warsaw, the French armies in central Germany retreat behind the Oder and await developments.
| Date | Name | Attacker | Defender | Description | Victor | Casualties |
| August 1809 | Lisbon |  Soult 20,000 |
 10,000 |
A Franco-Spanish army of 100,000 moves on Lisbon. The 10,000 hastily raised militia defending the city promptly withdraw behind the walls. Soult leads 20,000 men in an assault which is overwhelmingly successful. Two hours into the attack, the walls are breached. Half the defenders and killed or wounded and teh remainder surrender. |
France |
5,000 French 10,000 English |
| Date | Name | Attacker | Defender | Description | Victor | Casualties |
| August 1809 | Torres Verdes | Wellington 90,000 |
 Lannes 70,000 Pallafox 20,000 |
After receiving reinforcements by sea, Wellington closes on the Franco-Spanish army outside Lisbon. Wellington's 90,000 men are evenly matched by Lannes and Pallafox, except the latter are markedly superior in cavalry. Lannes skillfully deploys his men on a series of ridges with Pallafox's 20,000 Spaniards anchoring his right. Wellington probes most of the day without success. Lannes's urgent dispatches to Soult in Lisbon go unanswered. Soult, too preoccupied with the prospect of loot in the Portuguese capital, does not march his 20,000 men to the sound of the guns. Toward dusk, the British locate a lightly guarded trail flanking the French position. As darkness falls, Wellington manages to place a brigade astride the French position. Lannes, aware of the British position on his flank but unable to determine their strength, orders a withdrawal, leaving Soult in Lisbon. The cautious Wellington does not advance to cut Soult off. |
England |
20,000 English 25,000 French 5,000 Spanish |
| August 1809 | Stockholm |  Bagration 65,000 |
30,000 Swedish |
After two months of hard marching across Finland, 65,000 Russians under Bagration attack Stockholm. Despite having advance warning of the Russian advance, the unstable King Gustavus IV refuses to take an active hand in the city's defense. The Russians brush aside a small covering force outside the city and assault the city in earnest. Russian storming parties force several breaches. The beleaguered Swedes quickly lay down their arms. Russian forces race ahead and seize the Swedish fleet laying at anchor in the harbor. The King and his family are captured before they can flee. |
Russia |
5,000 Russian 30,000 Swedish (15,000 captured) |