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Monument in Coimbra, Portugal, to the Portuguese soldiers who died in World War I. The Kingdom of Portugal had been allied with England since 1373, and thus the Republic of Portugal was an ally of the United Kingdom. However, Portugal remained neutral from the start of World War I in 1914 until early 1916.
The Iberian Union (1580–1640), a 60-year dynastic union between Portugal and Spain, interrupted the alliance.The struggle of Elizabeth I of England against Philip II of Spain in the sixteenth century meant that Portugal and England were on opposite sides of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Dutch–Portuguese War.
Britain, Portugal and South America in the Napoleonic Wars: Alliances and diplomacy in economic maritime conflict (IB Tauris, 2010) Richards, D.S. Peninsula Years: Britain's Red Coats in Spain and Portugal (2002) Shaw, Luci M.E. The Anglo-Portuguese alliance and the English merchants in Portugal, 1654–1810 (Aldershot: Ashgate, 1998)
Portugal followed suit, thus entering World War I. [202] Early in the war, Portugal was involved mainly in supplying the Allies positioned in France. In 1916, there was only one attack on the Portuguese territory, in Madeira. [203] In 1917, one of the actions taken by Portugal was to assist Britain in its timber industry, imperative to the war ...
Kingdom of Portugal France England: Crown of Spain: Victory. Treaty of Lisbon; Charles II of Spain recognizes the sovereignty of the House of Braganza over Portugal and its colonial possessions; 1652 1654 First Anglo-Dutch War Commonwealth of England Dutch Republic: Victory. Treaty of Westminster. 1654 1660 Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)
Part of Kingdom of León civil war and War of Portuguese independence; Location: Iberian Peninsula. County of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of Galicia: Portuguese rebels Victory. Afonso Henriques takes the leadership of the County of Portugal and paves the way for an independent Kingdom of Portugal. Luso-Leonese War (1130–37) Location ...
Britain intervened in Portugal in 1826 to defend a constitutional government there and recognising the independence of Spain's American colonies in 1824. [48] British merchants and financiers, and later railway builders, played major roles in the economies of most Latin American nations. [ 49 ]
Cyprus became an independent republic in 1959 with Britain retaining control of two Sovereign Base Areas, at Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Suez Crisis (1956–1957) United Kingdom. France Israel. Egypt: Inconclusive or other outcome. Coalition military victory [48] [49] [50] Egyptian political victory [48]