Battle of Leça

Battle of River Leça
Part of 1383–1385 Crisis
Date 1384 Location River Leça, Portugal Result Portuguese victory Castilian attack on Porto stopped
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile
Commanders and leaders
Pedro de Trastámara João Ramalho	Juan García Manrique
Strength
6,800 men	2,700 men
Casualties and losses
Very Low	Low

The Battle of Leça was a military encounter between a 6,800-man Portuguese force led by João Ramalho and Pedro, Count of Trastámara, a Castillian noble who was on the side of Portugal, and the smaller Castilian contingent led by the Archbishop of Santiago sent by John I of Castile to conquer Porto. The Portuguese forces, although smaller at the start, received significant reinforcements from Lisbon (that was also under siege at the time) just before the battle. The Portuguese attacked the Castilians who withdrew and were chased. Thus the Castilian blockade of Porto was finished.

References

• Luís Miguel Duarte, Batalhas da História de Portugal - Guerra pela Independência, Academia Portuguesa de História, Lisboa, 2006, Vol. IV, pp 94, 95, 96