Battle of Vila Velha

Battle of Vila Velha
Part of Spanish invasion of Portugal

A trooper of the 16th Light Dragoons, also known as Burgoyne's Light Horse.
Date5 October 1762
Location39°39′00″N 7°40′12″W / 39.6500°N 7.6700°W / 39.6500; -7.6700
Result Anglo-Portuguese victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain
Portugal Kingdom of Portugal
 Spain
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain John Burgoyne
Kingdom of Great Britain Charles Lee
Spain Unknown
Strength

200 line infantry
50 dragoons
(Great Britain)

100 grenadiers
(Portugal)
200 grenadiers
100 cavalry
8 guns
Casualties and losses
1 killed
10 wounded
100 killed or wounded
150 captured
6 guns captured
60 mules captured

The Battle of Vila Velha or Battle of Vila Velha de Ródão took place in October 1762 when a British-Portuguese force led by John Burgoyne and Charles Lee surprised and recaptured the town of Vila Velha de Ródão from Spanish invaders during the Seven Years' War as part of the Spanish invasion of Portugal. Burgoyne, who took the Spanish base at Valencia de Alcántara two months earlier then marched against forces preparing to cross the River Tagus into Alentejo.