Battle of Montes Claros

Battle of Montes Claros
Part of the War of the Portuguese Restoration

Battle of Montes Claros, Palace of Fronteira
Date17 June 1665
Location
Montes Claros, Évora, Portugal
38°45′50″N 7°28′19″W / 38.764°N 7.472°W / 38.764; -7.472
Result Anglo-Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal
England[1]		 Spain
Commanders and leaders
Marquis of Marialva
Count of Ericeira
Frederick Schomberg		 Marquis of Caracena
Strength
22,000[2][3] 22,600[3]
Casualties and losses
2,700 killed and wounded[3] 8,000 killed and wounded
6,000 captured[3][4]

The Battle of Montes Claros was fought on 17 June 1665, near Borba, between Spanish and a combined Anglo-Portuguese force as the last major battle in the Portuguese Restoration War. The battle resulted in a decisive Portuguese victory and is considered one of the most important battles in the country's history.

  1. ^ "Regimentos ingleses ao serviço da Coroa portuguesa (1662–1668)". Guerra da Restauração Blog de História Militar dedicado à Guerra da Restauração ou da Aclamação, 1641–1668. 8 August 2009.
  2. ^ Contemporary anonymous author – Relacion verdadera, y pontual, de la gloriosissima victoria ... de Montes Claros, Oficina Henrique Valente de Oliveira, 1665, pp. 16, 17.
  3. ^ a b c d Edward McMurdo, p. 424
  4. ^ Anonymous – Relacion verdadera, y pontual, de la gloriosissima victoria ... de Montes Claros, Oficina Henrique Valente de Oliveira, 1665, p. 47.