TORRES VEDRAS  , a See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• PORTUGAL

Portugal, in the See also:

• DISTRICT

district of See also:

• LISBON (Lisboa)

Lisbon, 43 in . N. by W. of Lisbon, on the Lisbon-Figueira da Foz railway . Pop . (1900), 6900 . Torres Vedras is built on the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• RIVER

river Sizandro; it has a Moorish citadel and hot See also:

• SULPHUR

sulphur See also:

• BATHS

baths . See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• INSCRIPTIONS (from Lat. inscribere, to write upon)

inscriptions and other remains have been found here, but the Latin name of the town, Turres Veteres, is probably See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval . Here were the noted fortifications known as the " lines of Torres Vedras," constructed by See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington in 1810 (see See also:

• PENINSULAR

PENINSULAR See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

WAR) . Here also in 1846 the troops of See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General Saldanha defeated those of the See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

count de Bomfin and seized the See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle and town (see PORTUGAL: See also:

• HISTORY

History) .