Battle of Ameixial
1663 battle of the Portuguese Restoration War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Ameixial, was fought on 8 June 1663, near the village of Santa Vitória do Ameixial, some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of Estremoz, between Spanish and Portuguese as part of the Portuguese Restoration War. In Spain, the battle is better known as the Battle of Estremoz.
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Battle of Ameixial | |||||||
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Part of Portuguese Restoration War | |||||||
17th-century Portuguese engraving depicting the Battle of Ameixial | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Portugal England[2] | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sancho Vilhena Frederick Schomberg Count of Ericeira | John of Austria | ||||||
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17,000 (3,000 from British Isles):[3][4]
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
More than 1,000 Portuguese killed 100 English casualties |
4,000 killed All the artillery captured[3] |
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