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Battle of Aljubarrota

14 Aug 1385 · 39.64° N, 8.84° W

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14 Aug 1385
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
39.64° N, 8.84° W
Description
1385 battle in Portugal

Battle of Aljubarrota

Decisive final battle of the Portuguese Interregnum of 1383–85

The Battle of Aljubarrota was fought between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile on 14 August 1385. Forces commanded by King John I of Portugal and his Constable Nuno Álvares Pereira, with the support of English allies, opposed the army of King John I of Castile with its Aragonese and French allies, as well as Genoese mercenaries at São Jorge, between the towns of Leiria and Alcobaça, in central Portugal…

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