Battle of Montijo

When

26 May 1644

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.89° N, 6.60° W

Description

1644 battle between Portugal and Spain

1644 battle between Portugal and Spain

The Battle of Montijo was fought on 26 May 1644, in Montijo, Spain, between Portuguese and Spanish forces. Although the battle ended with a tactical Portuguese victory, the Spanish saw it as a strategic success as they claimed to have prevented Matias de Albuquerque from capturing Badajoz, despite Albuquerque having no intention of attacking that city.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Montijo: The Kingdom of Portugal is victorious over Habsburg Spain”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire du Portugal sur l'Espagne à la bataille de Montijo”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “сражение при Монтихо”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la batalla de Montijo —en el contexto de la Guerra de Restauración portuguesa—, los portugueses toman Montijo, pero más tarde son obligados a retirarse”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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