Atlas of Battles

country, 74 engagements

Battles in Portugal

74 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Portugal: 40 battles, 15 sieges and 19 naval actions between 1035 and 1946. The wars with most engagements here: Peninsular War (19), Portuguese Restoration War (7), Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus (4), Hundred Years' War (4).

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Battle of CesarBattle of PedrosoCapture of LisbonCapture of SantarémBattle of OuriqueSiege of MértolaConquest of SantarémSiege of LisbonCapture of JuromenhaSiege of SantarémSiege of SilvesBattle of AtoleirosSiege of LisbonBattle of TrancosoBattle of AljubarrotaBattle of AlfarrobeiraBattle of SalgaBattle of Ponta DelgadaBattle of the BerlengasBattle of FloresBattle of FloresAction of FaialBattle of Sesimbra BayBattle of Cape St. VincentSiege of São FilipeBattle of Cape St. VincentSiege of ElvasBattle of VilanovaBattle of the Lines of ElvasBattle of AmeixialBattle of Castelo RodrigoBattle of Montes ClarosBattle of the BerlengasAction of 30 September 1681Battle of LagosBattle of Cap de la RoqueBattle of La GudiñaSiege of Campo MaiorAction of 18 March 1748Action of 28 November 1751Siege of AlmeidaBattle of Vila VelhaBattle of MarvãoBattle of OughelaAction of 11 November 1779Battle of Cape St. VincentAction of 9 August 1780Battle of Cape St. VincentAction of 5 October 1804Battle of ÉvoraBattle of RoliçaBattle of VimeiroFirst Siege of ChavesBattle of BragaSecond Siege of ChavesFirst Battle of PortoBattle of the Bridge of AmaranteBattle of GrijóSecond Battle of PortoBattle of the CôaSiege of AlmeidaBattle of BussacoBattle of PombalBattle of Casal NovoBattle of Foz de ArouceBattle of Campo MaiorBlockade of AlmeidaBattle of Aldeia da PonteSiege of PortoBattle of Ponte FerreiraBattle of AsseiceiraAction of 22 August 1866Battle of FunchalBattle of CambedoCasablancaLisbonRabatSevilleMarrakeshVigoSafiPonta Delgada500 km37.254N, 19.044W
74 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 19 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 March 1035Battle of CesarCesarQ35810458
18 January 1071Battle of PedrosoFreguesia de Pedroso
October 1094Capture of LisbonLisbonAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
April 1111Capture of SantarémSantarémAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
25 July 1139Battle of OuriqueOuriqueAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
15 August 1144Siege of MértolaMértolaAndalusi revolt against the Almoravids
14 March 1147Conquest of SantarémSantarémQ35810458
25 October 1147Siege of Lisbonal-LixbûnâAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
October 1170Capture of JuromenhaCastelo de JuromenhaQ35810458
27 June 1184Siege of SantarémSantarémAlmohad wars in the Iberian Peninsula
6 June 1190Siege of SilvesSilvesAlmohad wars in the Iberian Peninsula
6 April 1384Battle of AtoleirosAlentejoHundred Years' War
29 May 1384Siege of LisbonLisbonHundred Years' War
29 May 1385Battle of TrancosoTrancosoHundred Years' War
14 August 1385Battle of AljubarrotaLeiriaHundred Years' War
20 May 1449Battle of AlfarrobeiraAlverca do Ribatejo
25 July 1581Battle of SalgaBay of SalgaWar of the Portuguese Succession
26 July 1582Battle of Ponta DelgadaAzoresWar of the Portuguese Succession
15 July 1591Battle of the BerlengasBerlengas
30 August 1591Battle of FloresFlores IslandAnglo-Spanish War
20 May 1592Battle of FloresFlores IslandAnglo-Spanish War
22 June 1594Action of FaialFaial IslandAnglo-Spanish War
3 June 1602Battle of Sesimbra BaySesimbraAnglo-Spanish War
16 June 1606Battle of Cape St. VincentCape St. VincentEighty Years' War
27 March 1641Siege of São FilipeFort of São João BaptistaPortuguese Restoration War
4 November 1641Battle of Cape St. VincentCape St. VincentEighty Years' War
1644Siege of ElvasElvas
17 September 1658Battle of VilanovaPortuguese Restoration War
14 January 1659Battle of the Lines of ElvasElvasPortuguese Restoration War
8 June 1663Battle of AmeixialFreguesia de Santa Vitória do AmeixialPortuguese Restoration War
7 July 1664Battle of Castelo RodrigoFigueira de Castelo RodrigoPortuguese Restoration War
17 June 1665Battle of Montes ClarosBorbaPortuguese Restoration War
28 June 1666Battle of the BerlengasFort of São João Baptista BerlengasPortuguese Restoration War
30 September 1681Action of 30 September 1681Cape St. VincentSpanish–Brandenburger War
27 June 1693Battle of LagosLagosNine Years' War
22 May 1703Battle of Cap de la RoqueCabo da RocaWar of the Spanish Succession
7 May 1709Battle of La GudiñaArronchesWar of the Spanish Succession
28 September 1712Siege of Campo MaiorCampo MaiorWar of the Spanish Succession
18 March 1748Action of 18 March 1748War of Jenkins' Ear
28 November 1751Action of 28 November 1751Cape St. VincentQ133865193
August 1762Siege of AlmeidaAlmeidaSeven Years' War
5 October 1762Battle of Vila VelhaVila Velha de RódãoSeven Years' War
10 November 1762Battle of MarvãoMarvãoSpanish invasion of Portugal
19 November 1762Battle of OughelaOuguelaSpanish invasion of Portugal
11 November 1779Action of 11 November 1779Anglo-Spanish War
16 January 1780Battle of Cape St. VincentCape St. VincentAnglo-Spanish War
9 August 1780Action of 9 August 1780Cape St. VincentAmerican Revolutionary War
14 February 1797Battle of Cape St. VincentCape St. VincentAnglo-Spanish War
5 October 1804Action of 5 October 1804Napoleonic Wars
29 July 1808Battle of ÉvoraÉvoraPeninsular War
17 August 1808Battle of RoliçaRoliçaPeninsular War
21 August 1808Battle of VimeiroVimeiroPeninsular War
10 March 1809First Siege of ChavesChavesPeninsular War
20 March 1809Battle of BragaBragaPeninsular War
21 March 1809Second Siege of ChavesChavesPeninsular War
28 March 1809First Battle of PortoPortoPeninsular War
18 April 1809Battle of the Bridge of AmaranteAmarantePeninsular War
10 May 1809Battle of GrijóFreguesia de GrijóPeninsular War
12 May 1809Second Battle of PortoPortoPeninsular War
24 July 1810Battle of the CôaCôaPeninsular War
25 July 1810Siege of AlmeidaAlmeidaPeninsular War
27 September 1810Battle of BussacoSerra do BussacoPeninsular War
11 March 1811Battle of PombalPombalPeninsular War
14 March 1811Battle of Casal NovoQ9700095Peninsular War
15 March 1811Battle of Foz de ArouceFreguesia de Foz de AroucePeninsular War
25 March 1811Battle of Campo MaiorCampo MaiorPeninsular War
7 April 1811Blockade of AlmeidaAlmeidaPeninsular War
27 September 1811Battle of Aldeia da PonteAldeia da PontePeninsular War
July 1832Siege of PortoPortoLiberal Wars
23 July 1832Battle of Ponte FerreiraValongoLiberal Wars
16 May 1834Battle of AsseiceiraTomarLiberal Wars
1866Action of 22 August 1866FunchalChincha Islands War
3 December 1916Battle of FunchalPort of Funchalnaval warfare of World War I
19 December 1946Battle of CambedoCambedoAnti-Partisan War in Spain

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.