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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.
England (Until 1707) Great Britain (After 1707) Prussia Portugal France. Spain Bavaria. British victory. Treaty of Utrecht: Philip V recognized as King of Spain by the Grand Alliance; Territory in Canada and the West Indies ceded from France; Territory in Europe ceded from Spain; Indecisive or failure for Britain's various allies
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.
Western Front; Part of the European theatre of World War I: Clockwise from top left: Men of the Royal Irish Rifles, concentrated in the trench, right before going over the top on the First day on the Somme; British soldier carries a wounded comrade from the battlefield on the first day of the Somme; A young German soldier during the Battle of Ginchy; American infantry storming a German bunker ...
County of Portugal: Kingdom of Galicia: Victory. Culmination of a Galician–Portuguese civil war in the Kingdom of León. Battle of Pedroso (1071) Location: Iberian Peninsula. County of Portugal: Kingdom of Galicia: Defeat. García II of Galicia declaring himself King of Portugal. Capture of Santarém (1111) Location: Iberian Peninsula. County ...
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British–Portuguese relations (Portuguese: Relações Britânico-Portuguesas) are foreign relations between Portugal and the United Kingdom.The relationship, largely driven by the nations' common interests as maritime countries on the edge of Europe and close to larger continental neighbours, dates back to the Middle Ages in 1373 with the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance.