English Cemetery (Cemiterio dos Ingleses), Elvas
The English Cemetery (Cemiterio dos Ingleses) in Elvas, not far from the Castelo, is the final resting place of many of the men killed in the bloody campaigns of the Peninsular War (1807-1814), especially the horrific storming of the fortress of Badajoz over the border in Spain, where over 4,800 British soldiers lost their lives or were wounded and the equally deadly Battle of Albuera, where another 4,000 soldiers perished.
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| Cemiterio dos Ingleses |
History
Many of the wounded were brought back to Elvas, where scores of men subsequently died and were buried.
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| Gravestone at the cemetery |
After so much blood and carnage at the storming of Badajoz, the English soldiers went on the rampage killing over 4,000 of the defenders and civilians in the town. It remains a stain on Britain's military adventures overseas to this day.
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| Battle of Albuera |
Access - Getting There
R. do Quarteis da Corujeira
7350-082 Elvas, Portugal
www: british-cemetery-elvas.org
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2 comments:
Thank you for including the British Cemetery on your Portugal Blog.
If you would like a better picture of the cemetery, I would be pleased to send it to you. Please reply to webmaster.britishcemeteryelvas@gmail.com
Best wishes,
Sarah King
Friends of the British Cemetery
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