archy ▁in ▁sight , ▁he ▁escaped ▁to ▁Porto ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁board ▁an ▁English ▁ship , ▁where ▁he ▁assumed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁depart ▁for ▁Brazil . ▁His ▁plan ▁fo iled , ▁he ▁escaped ▁to ▁V ila ▁real , ▁where ▁he ▁later ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁factors ▁in ▁the ▁acc lam ation ▁of ▁the ▁legit imate ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁force ▁which ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁successful ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Ch aves ▁from ▁its ▁French ▁g arrison . ▁He ▁kept ▁the ▁French ▁from ▁capt uring ▁Am arante ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁to ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁French ▁invasion ▁of ▁Portugal . ▁D ri ven ▁out , ▁he ▁later ▁re capt ured ▁the ▁place ▁and ▁helped ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁Nicolas ▁Sou lt , ▁forcing ▁the ▁French ▁mar shal ▁to ▁abandon ▁his ▁art illery ▁and ▁w agon ▁trains ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁escape . ▁He ▁commanded ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁division ▁in ▁Arthur ▁W elles ley , ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁Well ington ' s ▁Al lied ▁army ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁V itor ia ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 2 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁P eso ▁da ▁Rég ua ▁Category : Port ug uese ▁soldiers ▁Category : Port ug uese ▁gener als ▁Category : Count s ▁of ▁Am arante