Battle of Montes Claros

Battle of Montes Claros
	Part of the War of the Portuguese Restoration
	; Battle of Montes Claros, Palace of Fronteira
Date	17 June 1665
Location	Montes Claros, Évora, Portugal38°45′50″N 7°28′19″W / 38.764°N 7.472°W
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal ; England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Marquis of Marialva ; Count of Ericeira ; Frederick Schomberg	Marquis of Caracena
Strength
22,000	22,600
Casualties and losses
2,700 killed and wounded	8,000 killed and wounded ; 6,000 captured

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 of the most important battles in the country's history.

^ "Regimentos ingleses ao serviço da Coroa portuguesa (1662–1668)". Guerra da Restauração Blog de História Militar dedicado à Guerra da Restauração ou da Aclamação, 1641–1668. 8 August 2009.
^ Contemporary anonymous author – Relacion verdadera, y pontual, de la gloriosissima victoria ... de Montes Claros, Oficina Henrique Valente de Oliveira, 1665, pp. 16, 17.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Edward McMurdo, p. 424
^ Anonymous – Relacion verdadera, y pontual, de la gloriosissima victoria ... de Montes Claros, Oficina Henrique Valente de Oliveira, 1665, p. 47.

[1] "Regimentos ingleses ao serviço da Coroa portuguesa (1662–1668)". Guerra da Restauração Blog de História Militar dedicado à Guerra da Restauração ou da Aclamação, 1641–1668. 8 August 2009.

[Contemporary_anonymous_author-2] Contemporary anonymous author – Relacion verdadera, y pontual, de la gloriosissima victoria ... de Montes Claros, Oficina Henrique Valente de Oliveira, 1665, pp. 16, 17.

[McMurdo-3] Edward McMurdo, p. 424

[Anonymous-4] Anonymous – Relacion verdadera, y pontual, de la gloriosissima victoria ... de Montes Claros, Oficina Henrique Valente de Oliveira, 1665, p. 47.

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