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  2. Portugal during World War I - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Timeline of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Germany declares war on Portugal. [24] Portugal officially enters the war. March 11–12 African: Battle of Latema Nek. March 14 Politics: The Manifesto of the Sixteen, declaring Kropotkinist-anarchist support of the Allied war effort, is published. March 15 Politics: Austria-Hungary declares war on Portugal. [24] March 16 – November 6

  4. List of wars involving Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Declaration of the border between Spain and Portugal in South America; Treaty of El Pardo. Total abandonment of the eastern missions by the Guarani (Transfer of the Guarani out of the territories ceded to Portugal.). Seven Years' War (1756–1763) Anglo-Spanish War (1762–63) Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) Fantastic War. First Cevallos ...

  5. Declarations of war during World War I - Wikipedia

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    Portugal: March 15, 1916 Austria-Hungary: August 28, 1916 Romania Austria-Hungary German Empire Romania: August 30, 1916 Ottoman Empire: September 1, 1916 Bulgaria: April 6, 1917 United States German Empire: April 7, 1917 Panama: Cuba: June 27, 1917 Greece Austria-Hungary German Empire Bulgaria Ottoman Empire: July 22, 1917 Siam Austria-Hungary

  6. Portuguese Expeditionary Corps - Wikipedia

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    The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP, Portuguese: Corpo Expedicionário Português) was the main expeditionary force from Portugal that fought in the Western Front, during World War I. Portuguese neutrality ended in 1916 after the Portuguese seizure of German merchant ships resulted in the German Empire declaring war on Portugal. The ...

  7. Military history of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    During the Napoleonic Wars, Portugal was, for a time, Britain's only ally on the continent. Throughout the war, Portugal maintained a military of about 200–250 thousand troops worldwide. In 1807, after the Portuguese government's refusal to participate in the Continental System, French troops under General Junot invaded Portugal, taking ...

  8. Treaty of Versailles - Wikipedia

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    Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in 1916 primarily to ensure the security of its African colonies, which were threatened with seizure by both Britain and Germany. To this extent, she succeeded in her war aims.

  9. Anglo-Portuguese Alliance - Wikipedia

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    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.