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Battle of Lisbon

Battle of Lisbon was a naval engagement fought in 1373 at Lisbon, in what is now Portugal. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lisbon. It was part of the Hundred Years' War, which ran from 1337 to 1453. The recorded result: Castilian victory. Recorded strength: 12 galleys against More than 6 galleys and 15 naos.

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Fought1373
WhereLisbon, Portugal38.708N, 9.139W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCastilian victory
Belligerents23px Castileagainst19px Portugal
Casualties and lossesLowandHigh, only 4 galleys escaped
Part ofHundred Years' War1337 to 1453

Where it sits in the Hundred Years' War

Battle of Cassel, 1328Battle of Cadzand, 1337English Channel naval campaign, 1338-1339, 1338Battle of Arnemuiden, 1338Thiérache campaign, 1339Battle of Sluys, 1340Siege of Tournai, 1340Battle of Saint-Omer, 1340Battle of Bergerac, 1345Battle of Auberoche, 1345Siege of Aiguillon, 1346Battle of Caen, 1346Crécy campaign, 1346Battle of Blanchetaque, 1346Battle of Crécy, 1346Siege of Calais, 1346Battle of Neville's Cross, 1346Battle of Lunalonge, 1349Siege of Calais, 1349Battle of Winchelsea, 1350Battle of Ardres, 1351Battle of Saintes, 1351Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1351Siege of Guînes, 1352Lancaster's chevauchée of 1356, 1356Battle of Poitiers, 1356Siege of Saint-Valery, 1358Battle of Amiens, 1358Reims Campaign, 1359Siege of Rheims, 1359Siege of Paris, 1360Battle of Brignais, 1362Siege of Rolleboise, 1364Siege of Mantes, 1364Siege of Meulan, 1364Battle of Cocherel, 1364Siege of Arles, 1368Battle of Montiel, 1369Siege of Sarlat, 1370Massacre of Limoges, 1370Siege of Paris, 1370Battle of Pontvallain, 1370Siege of Guernesey, 1372Battle of La Rochelle, 1372Siege of Soubise, 1372Battle of Lisbon, 1373Battle of Chiset, 1373Siege of Nantes, 1380Battle of Nevele, 1381Battle of Roosebeke, 1382Galician campaign, 1384Battle of Atoleiros, 1384Siege of Lisbon, 1384Naval Battle of the Tejo, 1384Battle of Trancoso, 1385English invasion of Scotland, 1385Battle of Aljubarrota, 1385Battle of Valverde, 1385Battle of the Seven, 1402Siege of Mercq, 1405Siege of Haverford, 1405Battle of Chef-de-Caux, 1415Siege of Harfleur, 1415Battle of Agincourt, 1415Battle of Valmont, 1416Battle of the Seine, 1416Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1417Siege of Bayeux (1417), 1417Siege of Caen, 1417Siege of Rouen, 1418Siege of Château-Gaillard, 1418Battle of La Rochelle, 1419Siege of Montereau-Fault-Yonne, 1420Siege of Melun, 1420Siege of Paris, 1420Battle of Baugé, 1421Battle of Mons-en-Vimeu, 1421Siege of Meaux, 1421Battle of Cravant, 1423Battle of La Brossinière, 1423Siege of Mont-Saint-Michel, 1424Battle of Verneuil, 1424Battle of St. James, 1426Siege of Montargis, 1427Siege of Orléans, 1428Loire Campaign, 1428Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1429Battle of the Herrings, 1429Battle of Orléans, 1429Battle of Meung-sur-Loire, 1429Battle of Beaugency, 1429Battle of Patay, 1429Battle of Jargeau, 1429Battle of Montépilloy, 1429Siege of Paris, 1429Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1430Battle of Anthon, 1430Siege of Compiègne, 1430Battle of Bulgnéville, 1431Siege of Pouancé, 1432Battle of Gerberoy, 1435Siege of Paris, 1435Siege of Saint-Denis, 1435Siege of Calais, 1436Siege of Tartas, 1441Siege of Dieppe, 1442Normandy campaign of 1449-1450, 1449Siege of Fougeres, 1449Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1450Battle of Formigny, 1450Battle of Castillon, 145313281453Battle of Lisbon, 1373
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Record

Date1373 (year precision)
PlaceLisbon, Portugal
38.708N, 9.139W
KindNaval engagement, medieval
Strength12 galleysMore than 6 galleys and 15 naos
Casualties and lossesLowHigh, only 4 galleys escaped
Commanders
  • Ambrosio Boccanegra
Battle of LisbonBattle of LisbonSiege of LisbonCapture of LisbonAction of 11 November 1779Siege of LisbonSiege of al-LixbûnâAction of 11 November 1779ÉvoraLeiriaBejaSantarémPortalegre100 km38.708N, 9.139W
Placed at Lisbon; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Lisbon is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 144 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q56254481, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lisbon (1373), revision 1370447732, 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.