When was it published?

August 22, 1803 in Jenks' Portland Gazette. And Maine Advertiser

Foreign News August 22, 1803

Jenks' Portland Gazette. And Maine Advertiser

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic, Military Campaign, War Report

Q: What keywords are associated?

Bonaparte, French Garrison, Lisbon, Portuguese Possessions, British Seizure, French Revolution

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What is this article about?

Napoleon Bonaparte sends 12,000 French troops to Lisbon despite his manifesto's claims against national submission, prompting predictions of British seizures of Portuguese East Indies, Madeira, Western Isles, Brazil, and Buenos Aires, altering global maps and society due to the French Revolution.

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Bonaparte's sending a garrison of 12,000 French soldiers to Lisbon, while the ink of his manifesto is not dry, in which he publicly exclaims, "Shall one nation submit to the will of another without discussion of its rights," is one of the most consummate derelictions of all pretensions to faith, or character we have ever heard of. The consequence will be, that England will seize all the Portuguese possessions in the East. "Iniquum jus habentis." Madeira and the Western Isles of course will be hers: and "Brazil and Buenos Ayres" will open her a road to the richest Spanish possessions in South America. What a change in the map of the world. What a revolution in the prosperity, in the means of earthly comfort, and every thing as well as in the morals of society, will that accursed French Revolution have effected, before many years more shall have elapsed. —Charleston Courier.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic Military Campaign War Report

What keywords are associated?

Bonaparte French Garrison Lisbon Portuguese Possessions British Seizure French Revolution

What entities or persons were involved?

Bonaparte

Where did it happen?

Lisbon

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Lisbon

Key Persons

Bonaparte

Outcome

england predicted to seize portuguese possessions in the east, madeira, western isles, brazil, and buenos aires, opening access to spanish south american territories; profound global and societal changes from french revolution.

Event Details

Bonaparte sends 12,000 French soldiers to garrison Lisbon shortly after issuing a manifesto decrying national submission without rights discussion, seen as hypocritical. This will lead to British seizures of Portuguese assets and broader revolutionary impacts on world map, prosperity, and morals.