What the records say
- When
- 11 Jul 1831
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.32° N, 1.70° W
- Description
- 1831 naval engagement between France and Portugal
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of the Tagus (1831)
1831 battle of the Liberal Wars
The Battle of the Tagus took place on 11 July 1831 during the Liberal Wars. At the mouth of the Tagus river in Portugal, a French fleet attacked and subdued Miguelite fortifications with the aim of forcing the regime of Miguel I of Portugal to recognise the newly established July Monarchy in France.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “combat du Tage”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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