Siege of São Filipe
| Siege of São Filipe | |||||||||
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| Part of Portuguese Restoration War | |||||||||
 The main entrance of the fortress | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Portugal |
 Spain | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Francisco de Ornelas | Álvaro de Viveros | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | 530 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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145 men killed 172 men wounded |
342 men killed 20 men wounded[1] | ||||||||
The siege of the Fortress of São Filipe, was a battle fought from 27 March 1641 to 4 March 1642 as part of the Portuguese Restoration War, near Angra, Azores, between Spanish and Portuguese over the control of the fort of São Filipe.
After 11 months of intense fighting the Portuguese were victorious and the Spanish garrison was defeated with very heavy losses.
References
[edit]- ^ Paula Lourenço, p.41
Sources
[edit]- Lourenço, Paula.Battles of Portuguese History - Defence of the Overseas. - Volume X. (2006)