Portuguese Restoration War
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Was a revolution organized by the Portuguese nobility and bourgeoisie sixty years after the crowning of Philip I (Philip II of Spain), the first "dual monarch", that ended the Iberian Union.
Chronology
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June 1665: The Portuguese infantry and artillery emplacements broke the Spanish cavalry, and the Spanish force lost over 10,000 men, including casualties and prisoners. Shortly thereafter, the Portuguese retook Vila Viçosa.
November 1640: A revolution organized by the nobility and bourgeoisie on 1 December 1640, sixty years after the crowning of Philip I (Philip II of Spain), the first "dual monarch", ended the Iberian Union between Portugal and Spain.
December 1640: A revolution organized by the nobility and bourgeoisie on 1 December 1640, sixty years after the crowning of Philip I (Philip II of Spain), the first "dual monarch", ended the Iberian Union between Portugal and Spain.
April 1663: In 1663, John of Austria the Younger, Philip IV's illegitimate son, led 14,000 men into Alentejo, Portugal. They successfully took Évora, a major city in the region, during the military occupation by Spain.
June 1663: In 1663, the Portuguese forces, led by João Rodrigues de Vasconcelos e Sousa, defeated the Spanish troops, commanded by John of Austria, in a significant battle at Ameixial. This victory forced John of Austria to retreat from Évora back across the border with heavy casualties.
June 1665: In June 1665, the Marquis of Caracena, a Spanish military commander, assumed control of Vila Viçosa during the military occupation by Spain.
Selected Sources
de Oliveira Marques , A. H. R.(1972): History of Portugal, Columbia University Press, p. 322-325
