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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 ...
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).
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 ...
The Battle of Valencia de Alcántara took place in August 1762 when an Anglo Portuguese force led by John Burgoyne surprised and captured the town of Valencia de Alcántara from its Spanish defenders during the Seven Years' War. The town was taken on 27 August as part of the defence against the Spanish invasion of Portugal.
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
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 ...
Two new countries entered the war in 1762. Britain declared war against Spain on 4 January 1762; Spain reacted by issuing its own declaration of war against Britain on 18 January. [77] Portugal followed by joining the war on Britain's side. Spain, aided by the French, launched an invasion of Portugal and succeeded in capturing Almeida.
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