By the 20th of August, all British forces had withdrawn across the mountains and for the next six months, until 27 February 1810, Wellesley's forces took no part in the hard fighting in southern Spain and along the Portuguese border, despite numerous invitations from the Spanish.
Pada tanggal 20 Agustus, semua pasukan Inggris telah ditarik melintasi pegunungan dan selama enam bulan berikutnya, sampai 27 Februari 1810, pasukan Wellesley tidak ikut campur dalam pertempuran keras di Spanyol selatan dan di sepanjang perbatasan Portugal, meskipun ada banyak undangan dari Spanyol.