Battle of Montes Claros
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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 resulte
Battle of Montes Claros, Palace of Fronteira
António Luís de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Marialva, commander of the Portuguese army during the battle
The English expedition to Portugal was a military expedition dispatched by England to Portugal in August 1662 to participate in the Portuguese Restoration War against Spain. It consisted of an English
Battle of Montes Claros
…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…
A portrait of Frederick Schomberg, who commanded the expedition
Engraving of the Battle of Montes Claros 1665 - the English brigade was crucial to the decisive victory.