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The Russians in 1812, similarly to the Anglo-Portuguese in 1762, did not need to win one single battle to defeat the invading army -Indeed, they lost all the battles and all the main cities of the Russian empire (including Moscow).Yet, and again like the Anglo-Portuguese in 1762 and 1810, [152] [153] the Russians, using a scorched-earth policy ...
Anglo-Spanish War (1762–63) Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) Fantastic War. First Cevallos expedition; Mojeño War; Location: Europe, North America, West Indies, South America, West Africa, India, Philippines Great Britain. British America Prussia Portugal (from 1762) State of Brazil; Hanover Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Hesse-Kassel Schaumburg ...
Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–1737), fought over the Banda Oriental (Uruguay) Spanish–Portuguese War (1762–1763), also known as the Fantastic War; Spanish–Portuguese War (1776–1777), fought over the border between Spanish and Portuguese South America; War of the Oranges in 1801, when Spain and France defeated Portugal in the Iberian ...
The Spanish–Portuguese War (1762–1763) was fought as part of the Seven Years' War.Because no major battles were fought, even though there were numerous movements of troops and heavy losses among the Spanish invaders, the war is known in the Portuguese historiography as the Fantastic War (Portuguese and Spanish: Guerra Fantástica).
The Invasion of Portugal may refer to several invasions of Portugal including one of the following events: Spanish invasion of Portugal during the War of the Portuguese Succession (1580) Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762), part of the Seven Years' War; 1801 Invasion of Portugal by Spanish forces in the War of the Oranges
1762: Spanish invasion of Portugal stopped with the help of Great Britain. (to 1763) 1777: Maria I of Portugal becomes Queen regnant. The King consort is her husband and uncle, Pedro III of Portugal. Pombal is dismissed. 1792
The French and Indian War (1754–1763), the Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763), and the Spanish–Portuguese War (1762–1763) were all parts of the Seven Years' War. The War of the Austrian Succession ended in 1748, but failed to resolve ongoing tensions between the European powers.
Cevallos spent the next few months making secret preparations for mounting an expedition against Portuguese settlements in the region, though, by 27 July, the Portuguese authorities at the colonial settlement of Colónia do Sacramento became aware of these preparations and made plans to withstand a Spanish invasion. [3] On 3 September 1762, a ...