War of the Oranges

War of the Oranges
Part of the War of the Second Coalition
Manuel Godoy portrayed by Francisco de Goya in 1801
Date 20 May – 9 June 1801 Location Alentejo, Portugal Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso, Brazil Result Franco-Spanish victory in Europe Portuguese victory in South America Treaty of Badajoz Question of Olivença Territory of Brazil expanded Territorial changes Portuguese territory returned, except Olivenza, and border territories, which remained in Spanish possession; France territorial guarantees in Trinidad, Port Mahon (Menorca) and Malta, as well as lands north of Brazil; Southern Spanish America loses territory to Portuguese Brazil
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal State of Brazil	Kingdom of Spain  French Republic
Commanders and leaders
João de Lafões	Manuel Godoy Gouvion-Saint-Cyr
Strength
18,000 soldiers	60,000 soldiers

The War of the Oranges (Portuguese: Guerra das Laranjas; French: Guerre des Oranges; Spanish: Guerra de las Naranjas) was a brief conflict in 1801 in which Spanish forces, instigated by the government of France, and ultimately supported by the French military, invaded Portugal. It was a precursor to the Peninsular Wars, resulting in the Treaty of Badajoz, the loss of Portuguese territory, in particular Olivenza, as well as ultimately setting the stage for the complete invasion of the Iberian Peninsula by French forces.