battle, early modern
Battle of Ameixial
Battle of Ameixial was a battle fought on 8 June 1663 at Freguesia de Santa Vitória do Ameixial, in what is now Portugal. It was part of the Portuguese Restoration War, which ran from 1640 to 1668. The recorded result: Anglo-Portuguese victory.
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Record
| Date | 8 June 1663 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Freguesia de Santa Vitória do Ameixial, Portugal 38.850N, 7.650W | |
| Part of | Portuguese Restoration War (1640 to 1668) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Anglo-Portuguese victory | |
| Belligerents | Portugal; England | Spain |
| Commanders | Count of Vila Flor; Frederick Schomberg; Count of Ericeira | John of Austria |
| Strength | 17,000 (3,000 from British Isles): 14,000 infantry; 3,000 cavalry; 15 cannons | 18,500: 12,500 infantry (26 Spanish Tercios, 8 Italian Tercios, 5 German Tercios and one French Tercio); 6,000 cavalry (11 trozos or bodies); 18 cannons |
| Casualties and losses | More than 1,000 Portuguese killed; 100 English casualties | 4,000 killed; All the artillery captured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Montes Claros 1665, 18 km
- Battle of Atoleiros 1384, 19 km
- Capture of Juromenha 1170, 38 km
- Battle of Évora 1808, 38 km
- Battle of the Lines of Elvas 1659, 41 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Lines of Elvas 14 January 1659
- After: Battle of Castelo Rodrigo 7 July 1664
- All 10 engagements of Portuguese Restoration War
Elsewhere in 1663
- Battle of Köbölkút Slovakia
- Siege of Érsekújvár Slovakia
- First Battle of Zrínyiújvár Hungary
- Second Battle of Zrínyiújvár Hungary
- Siege of Trichinopoly India
Battle of Ameixial is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Portugal.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887851, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ameixial, revision 1370106658, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.