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naval engagement, nineteenth century

Battle of the Tagus

Battle of the Tagus was a naval engagement fought in 1831 in what is now Portugal. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Liberal Wars, which ran from 1828 to 1834. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 6 ships of the line; 3 frigates; 3 corvettes against 1 ship of the line; 3 frigates; 3 corvettes; 3 brigs; 1 brigantine.

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Fought1831
WherePortugal38.852N, 9.014W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstMiguelites
Part ofLiberal Wars1828 to 1834

Where it sits in the Liberal Wars

Battle of Coruche, 1827Battle of Praia da Vitória, 1829Battle of the Tagus, 1831Siege of Porto, 1832Battle of Ponte Ferreira, 1832Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1833Battle of Almoster, 1834Battle of Asseiceira, 183418271834Battle of the Tagus, 1831
8 placed engagements of the Liberal Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1831 (year precision)
PlacePortugal
38.852N, 9.014W
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength6 ships of the line; 3 frigates; 3 corvettes1 ship of the line; 3 frigates; 3 corvettes; 3 brigs; 1 brigantine
Casualties and losses3 killed; 11 woundedUnknown killed or wounded; 1 ship of the line captured; 3 frigates captured; 3 corvettes captured; 3 brigs captured; 1 brigantine captured
Commanders
  • Albin Roussin
Battle of the TagusBattle of the TagusBattle of AlfarrobeiraCapture of LisbonSiege of LisbonAction of 11 November 1779Siege of LisbonBattle of AlfarrobeiraCapture of LisbonSiege of LisbonÉvoraLeiriaBejaCastelo BrancoSantarémPortalegre100 km38.852N, 9.014W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of the Tagus is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2984978, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Tagus (1831), revision 1370602439, 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.