Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe Corunna gasịrị, Soult tụgharịrị uche ya gaa mwakpo Portugal. E wezụga ndị agha na ndị ọrịa, Ndị Agha nke Abụọ nke Soult nwere ndị ikom 20,000 maka ọrụ ahụ. Ọ wakporo ebe ndị agha mmiri Spanish nọ na Ferrol na 26 Jenụwarị 1809, na-ejide ụgbọ mmiri asatọ nke akara, atọ frigates, ọtụtụ puku ndị mkpọrọ na 20,000 Brown Bess muskets, nke e ji mee ihe iji kwadebe ndị agha French. Na Machị 1809, Soult wakporo Portugal site n'akụkụ ugwu, ebe ndị agha 12,000 nke Francisco da Silveira na-agbagha n'etiti ọgba aghara na ọgba aghara, n'ime ụbọchị abụọ nke ịgafe ókèala Soult weghaara ebe e wusiri ike nke Chaves. N'ịga n'ebe ọdịda anyanwụ, mmadụ 16,000 so n'òtù ndị agha Soult wakporo ma gbuo mmadụ 4,000 n'ime ndị Portuguese 25,000 a na-akwadebeghị nke ọma na ndị a na-achịkwaghị achịkwa na
Braga n'ihi ọnwụ nke ndị France 200. N'agha nke mbụ nke Porto na 29 Machị, ndị na-agbachitere Portuguese tụrụ ụjọ ma tufuo n'etiti ndị ikom 6,000 na 20,000 nwụrụ anwụ, merụrụ ahụ ma ọ bụ jidere na oke ọkọnọ. N'ịbụ nke ihe na-erughị mmadụ 500 nwụrụ, Soult emewo ka obodo nke abụọ nke Portugal bụrụ nke e chebere, ebe a na-arụ ụgbọ mmiri na ebe a na-edebe ngwá agha ya dị oké ọnụ ahịa. Soult kwụsịtụrụ na Porto iji wughachi ndị agha ya tupu ya ebuso Lisbon agha.