Battle of Vila Velha

Name: Battle of Vila Velha
Start: 1762

1762 CE.

Shown on the map at 39.650°, -7.670°.

The Battle of Vila Velha or Battle of Vila Velha de Ródão took place in October 1762 when a British-Portuguese force led by John Burgoyne and Charles Lee surprised and recaptured the town of Vila Velha de Ródão, Portugal, from Spanish invaders during the Seven Years' War as part of the Spanish invasion. Burgoyne, who took the Spanish base at Valencia de Alcántara, Portugal, two months earlier then marched against forces preparing to cross the River Tagus into Alentejo.

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