21st » Battle of Vimeiro: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British and Portuguese people Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley defeat French Armed Forces French force under Major-General Jean-Andoch
Famous Birthdays on August in 1808
3rd » Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (d. 1893)
11th » William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1892)
Famous Deaths for August 1808
19th » Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (b. 1721)