Freineda - Lord Wellington Headquarters

Freineda, house temporarily used as headquarter by Lord Wellington between end of 1812 and mid-1813. Private property.
Statue of Lord Wellington erected in front of the house.
The inscription on the side of the statue reads :
LORD WELLINGTON / Terror hostium Lusitaniæ / Arthur Wellelsey, 1° Duque de Wellington / (1769 – 1825), Marques do Douro e de / Torres Vedras, marechal general dos / exercitos de sua alteza real o principe / regente de Portugal, contribuiu com o seu / genio para a derrota napoleonica.

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Source

• Text: Jean Claude Grodos
• Photos: Alta Falisa
• Photo : Jean Claude Grodos