Battle of Alcântara (1580)
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The Battle of Alcântara took place on 25 August 1580, near the brook of Alcântara, in the vicinity of Lisbon, Portugal, and was a victory of the Habsburg King Philip II over the other pretender to the
Engraving of the Battle of Alcântara (1580).
António, Prior of Crato
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba
Battle of Alcácer Quibir
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The Battle of Alcácer Quibir was fought in northern Morocco, near the town of Ksar-el-Kebir and Larache, on 4 August 1578.
Battle of Alcântara (1580)
…invaded Portugal under the command of Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba. Two years earlier, the Portuguese army had had a major defeat at the Battle of Ksar El Kebir (1578), causing the death or imprisonment of thousands of Portuguese soldiers along with some nobles. What was left of the Portuguese nobility and high…
Battle at Ksar el Kebir, depicting the encirclement of the Portuguese army on the left
King Sebastian of Portugal