Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Bayan doguwar bin sojojin Burtaniya a duk arewa maso yammacin Spain, an ci Soult a yakin Corunna a ranar 16 ga Janairu 1809. Bayan Royal Navy ta kwashe sojojin Burtaniya, Napoleon ya umarci Soult ya mamaye arewacin Fotigal kuma marshal ya fara tafiya kudu a ranar 4 ga Maris. A cikin
Yaƙin Braga a ranar 20 ga Maris, Faransanci ya kori babban, amma ba shi da makamai na 'yan bindiga na Fotigal, wanda ya yi asara mai yawa. A ranar 29 ga Maris, sojojin Soult sun kai hari kan masu kare Fotigal a yakin farko na Porto kuma kisan kiyashi ya fi muni. Faransanci ya sauƙaƙe ta hanyar tsaron Portuguese kuma an kashe 'yan Portuguese 7,000 zuwa 8,000 ko kuma suka nutsar da su a kisan gilla da tashin hankali da suka biyo baya.