Battle of Ameixial

Battle of Ameixial
Part of Portuguese Restoration War

17th-century Portuguese engraving depicting the Battle of Ameixial
Date8 June 1663
Location
Near Estremoz, Portugal
38°51′N 7°39′W / 38.85°N 7.65°W / 38.85; -7.65
Result Portuguese victory[2]
Belligerents
 Portugal
England England[1]		  Spain
Commanders and leaders
Portugal Count of Vila Flor
Frederick Schomberg
Portugal Count of Ericeira		 Spain John of Austria
Strength

17,000 (3,000 from British Isles):[3][4]

  • 14,000 infantry
  • 3,000 cavalry
  • 15 cannons

18,500:[5][6]

  • 12,500 infantry (26 Spanish Tercios, 8 Italian Tercios, 5 German Tercios and one French Tercio)
  • 6,000 cavalry (11 trozos or bodies)
  • 18 cannons
Casualties and losses
More than 1,000 Portuguese killed
100 English casualties		 4,000 killed
All the artillery captured[3]

The Battle of Ameixial, was fought on 8 June 1663, near the village of Santa Vitória do Ameixial, some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of Estremoz, between Spanish and Portuguese as part of the Portuguese Restoration War. In Spain, the battle is better known as the Battle of Estremoz.

  1. ^ Edward McMurdo, p. 421
  2. ^ Dauril Alden, p. 115
  3. ^ a b Edward McMurdo, p. 420
  4. ^ Paul, Hardacre (1960). The English Contingent in Portugal, 1662–1668. Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, volume 38. pp. 112–125.
  5. ^ H. V. Livermore, p. 188
  6. ^ Ribeiro, p. 91