Battle of Montijo

Battle of Montijo
Part of the Portuguese Restoration War

The Battle of Montijo (Military Museum of Lisbon)
Date26 May 1644
Location
Near Montijo, Spain
38°53′N 6°36′W / 38.89°N 6.60°W / 38.89; -6.60
Result Inconclusive (See the Aftermath section)
Belligerents
 Portugal  Spain
Commanders and leaders
Matias de Albuquerque Ghislain de Bryas, baron of Molinghem
Carlo Andrea Caracciolo, marquis of Torrecuso
Strength
6,000 infantry and 1,100 cavalry (6 guns)[1] 4,000 infantry and 1,700 cavalry (2 guns)[2]
Casualties and losses
3,000 dead and wounded (disputed)[2]
or about 900 dead and captured[3]		 3,000 dead and wounded (disputed)[note 1] or 433 dead and 380 wounded[4]

The Battle of Montijo was fought on 26 May 1644, in Montijo, Spain, between Portuguese and Spanish forces. Although the battle ended with a Portuguese victory,[note 2][note 3] the Spanish saw it as a strategic success as they claimed to have prevented Matias de Albuquerque from capturing Badajoz,[5] despite Albuquerque having no intention of attacking that city.[6][7][8] Due to the chaotic nature of the battle, its outcome is debated and casualty figures vary.

  1. ^ Ribeiro, p. 59.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Real was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Ribeiro, p. 60.
  4. ^ (in Spanish). Valladares de Sotomayor, Antonio (1790). Semanario erudito: que comprehende varias obras inéditas, críticas, morales, instructivas, políticas, históricas, satíricas, y jocosas mejores autores antiguos, y modernos, pp. 187–188. Don Blas Roman. Archived 2024-05-26 at the Wayback Machine Google Books. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ Contreras y López de Ayala Lozoya, p. 444.
  6. ^ Ribeiro, pp. 56, 59.
  7. ^ Ericeira, p. 51.
  8. ^ Santos, Selvagem, p. 398.


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