Busa'co, a ridge (1826 feet) on the north side of the river Mondego, in the Portuguese province of Beira, 16 miles NNE. of Coimbra. Here Wellington, with 40,000 British and Portuguese troops, repulsed the attack of Massena with 65,000 French, 27th September 1810.
Busa'co
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 578
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