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Siege of Badajoz

Siege of Badajoz was a siege conducted on 13 July 1658 at Badajoz, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Portuguese Restoration War, which ran from 1640 to 1668. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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Map of the siege of Badajoz, 1658, by Joao Nunes Tinoco
Map of the siege of Badajoz, 1658, by Joao Nunes Tinoco. Joao Nunes Tinoco, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 July 1658
WhereBadajoz, Spain38.879N, 6.967W
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsPortugalagainstSpain
Casualties and losses6,200: dead (by the plague and combat) or desertersandUnknown
Part ofPortuguese Restoration War1640 to 1668

Where it sits in the Portuguese Restoration War

Battle of Mbororé, 1641Siege of São Filipe, 1641Battle of Vilaza, 1642Battle of Montijo, 1644Siege of Badajoz, 1658Battle of Vilanova, 1658Battle of the Lines of Elvas, 1659Battle of Ameixial, 1663Battle of Castelo Rodrigo, 1664Battle of Montes Claros, 1665Battle of the Berlengas, 166616411666Siege of Badajoz, 1658
11 placed engagements of the Portuguese Restoration War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 July 1658
to October 1658
PlaceBadajoz, Spain
38.879N, 6.967W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength14,000 infantry,; 3,000 cavalry,; 20 cannons,; 2 mortars4,000 infantry,; 2,000 cavalry; (garrison); 12,000 infantry,; 4,000 cavalry; (relief army)
Casualties and losses6,200: dead (by the plague and combat) or desertersUnknown
Commanders
  • Joanne Mendes de Vasconcelos
  • Francisco de Tutavilla y del Rufo, Duque de San Germán
  • Rodrigo de Múgica
  • Luis de Haro
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1658 and 1936.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1658

Siege of Badajoz is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509839, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Badajoz (1658), revision 1374065906, 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.