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Battle of Ameixial

Battle of Ameixial was a battle fought on 8 June 1663 at Freguesia de Santa Vitória do Ameixial, in what is now Portugal. It was part of the Portuguese Restoration War, which ran from 1640 to 1668. The recorded result: Anglo-Portuguese victory.

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17th century Portuguese engraving of the Battle of Ameixial at Portugal's National Library
17th century Portuguese engraving of the Battle of Ameixial at Portugal's National Library. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 June 1663
WhereFreguesia de Santa Vitória do Ameixial, Portugal38.850N, 7.650W
OutcomeAnglo-Portuguese victory
BelligerentsPortugal; EnglandagainstSpain
Part ofPortuguese Restoration War1640 to 1668

Where it sits in the Portuguese Restoration War

Battle of Mbororé, 1641Siege of São Filipe, 1641Battle of Vilaza, 1642Battle of Montijo, 1644Siege of Badajoz, 1658Battle of Vilanova, 1658Battle of the Lines of Elvas, 1659Battle of Ameixial, 1663Battle of Castelo Rodrigo, 1664Battle of Montes Claros, 1665Battle of the Berlengas, 166616411666Battle of Ameixial, 1663
11 placed engagements of the Portuguese Restoration War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 June 1663
PlaceFreguesia de Santa Vitória do Ameixial, Portugal
38.850N, 7.650W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength17,000 (3,000 from British Isles): 14,000 infantry; 3,000 cavalry; 15 cannons18,500: 12,500 infantry (26 Spanish Tercios, 8 Italian Tercios, 5 German Tercios and one French Tercio); 6,000 cavalry (11 trozos or bodies); 18 cannons
Casualties and lossesMore than 1,000 Portuguese killed; 100 English casualties4,000 killed; All the artillery captured
Commanders
Battle of AmeixialBattle of AmeixialBattle of Montes ClarosBattle of AtoleirosCapture of JuromenhaBattle of ÉvoraBattle of the Lines of ElvasBattle of AtoleirosBattle of ÉvoraLisbonSetúbalLeiriaBejaCastelo BrancoSantarémPortalegre100 km38.850N, 7.650W
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Battle of Ameixial is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 144 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887851, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ameixial, revision 1370106658, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.