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
17th century azulejo depiction of the Battle of Montes Claros
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.
Treaty of Madrid (1667)
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The Treaty of Madrid, also known as the Earl of Sandwich's Treaty, was signed on 23 May, 1667 by England and Spain. It was one of a series of agreements made in response to French expansion under King
Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
Bombay, c. 1665; acquired by Charles II's marriage to Catherine of Braganza, which disrupted Anglo-Spanish relations
Sir Richard Fanshawe, the English ambassador in Lisbon (1662–1666) and Madrid (1664–1666) had his negotiations become the basis of the 1667 treaty.
Juan Nithard, Spanish chief minister