Gomm akabatana neuto raSir Arthur Wellesley, zvakare somubatsiri mukuru mukuru, uye akarwa muHondo yeRoliça
uye Hondo yeVimeiro muna August 1808 mukati meHondo yePeninsular. Mushure meCongress yeSintra Gomm akadzokera kuPortugal uye akashanda pavashandi vaSir John Moore muhondo yeCorunna muna Ndira 1809. Gomm akanga ariwo pavashandi veEarl weChatham panguva yechiitiko chinotyisa cheWalcheren yeAutumn 1809.