Conflict
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Combatant 1
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Combatant 2
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Result
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Battle of Ourique (1139)
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County of Portugal
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Andalusian Muslims of the Almoravids
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Victory
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Conquest of Santarém and Siege of Lisbon (1147)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Andalusian Muslims of the Almoravids
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Victory
- Conquest of Santarém and Lisbon
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Siege of Santarém (1184)
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Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of León
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Almohad Caliphate
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Victory
- Pope Alexander III formally recognized Afonso I as rex Portugalensium
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Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
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Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile Crown of Aragon
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Almohad Caliphate
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Victory
- Turning point in the Reconquista
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Battle of Río Salado (1340)
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Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile
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Sultanate of Morocco Ottoman Empire Emirate of Granada
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Victory
- Defeat of the Marinid invasion
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Siege of Algeciras (1342–44)
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Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile
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Sultanate of Morocco Emirate of Granada
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Victory
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War of the Two Peters (1356-1375)
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Crown of Castile Supported by: Kingdom of England Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Granada
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Crown of Aragon Supported by: Henry of Trastámara Kingdom of France
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Indecisive
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1383–85 Portuguese interregnum (1383-1385)
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Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of England
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Crown of Castile Supported by: Kingdom of France Crown of Aragon
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Victory
- Consolidation of Portuguese independence.
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Conquest of Ceuta (1415)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Sultanate of Morocco
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Victory
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Siege of Ceuta (1419)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Sultanate of Morocco Emirate of Granada
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Victory
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Battle of Tangier (1437)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Sultanate of Morocco
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Defeat
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Conquest of Asilah (1471)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Wattasid Morocco
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Victory
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War of the Castilian Succession (1475–1479)
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Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of France
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Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon
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Indecisive
- Isabella is recognised as Queen of Castile
- Marriage of Isabella of Aragon and Afonso of Portugal
- Portugal gains hegemony in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands
- Portugal recognizes Castile's claim to the Canary Islands
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Battle of Cochin (1504) (1504)
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Portugal Kingdom of Cochin
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Calicut
Vassal Malabari states (Edapalli, Cranganore, Kottakkal, Kingdom of Tanur, Beypore, Chaliyam, Pariyapuram etc.)[1]
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Victory
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Portuguese-Mamluk naval war (1505-1517)
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Portugal
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Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Calicut Bijapur Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Ottoman Empire
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Victory
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Capture of Ormuz (1507)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Kingdom of Ormus Safavid Empire
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Victory
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Portuguese conquest of Goa (1510)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Adil Shahi dynasty
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Victory
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Battle of Azemmour (1513)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Wattasid Morocco
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Victory
- Conquest of Azemmour in Morocco
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Abyssinian–Adal war (1529–1543) Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–59)
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Ethiopian Empire Kingdom of Portugal (1542–43)
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Adal Sultanate Ottoman Empire (1542–43)
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Victory
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Siege of Diu (1538)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Gujarat Sultanate Ottoman Empire
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Victory
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Fall of Agadir (1541)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Saadi Morocco
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Defeat
- Loss of Agadir in Morocco
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1548 capture of Aden (1548 )
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Ottoman Empire
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Defeat
- Ottomans capture Aden, Yemen
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Ottoman campaign against Hormuz (1552-1554)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Ottoman Empire
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Victory
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Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1558–66)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Ottoman Empire Ajuran Sultanate
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Indecisive
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Battle of Aceh (1569)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Sultanate of Aceh
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Victory
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War of the League of the Indies (1570 – 1574)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Sultanate of Bijapur Sultanate of Ahmadnagar Zamorin of Calicut Sultanate of Aceh
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Victory
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Battle of Alcácer Quibir (1578)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Saadi Morocco Ottoman Empire
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Decisive Defeat
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War of the Portuguese Succession (1580–1583)
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Portugal loyal to Prior of Crato France England United Provinces
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Crown of Spain Portugal loyal to Philip of Spain
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Decisive defeat for António, Prior of Crato
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Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1580–89)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Ottoman Empire Ajuran Sultanate
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Victory
- Portuguese control in the South East African coast restored and Mir Ali Bey captured
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Siege of Johor (1587) (1587)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Johor Sultanate
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Victory
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Capture of Ormuz (1622)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Safavid Empire English East India Company
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Defeat
- Ormuz (which was under Portuguese control since 1507) goes back to Persian control
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Kongo-Portuguese War (1622) Battle of Mbumbi
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Kingdom of Kongo
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Victory
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Battle of River Duyon (1629)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Sultanate of Aceh
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Decisive Victory
- Aceh's forces destroyed (loses 236 ships, 19,000 soldiers)
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Sinhalese–Portuguese War (1527-1658)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Kingdom of Sitawaka Kingdom of Kandy Dutch East India Company (After 1638)
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Defeat
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Dutch–Portuguese War (1601–1661)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Dutch Republic
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Indecisive
- Formation of the Dutch Empire
- Portuguese Restoration War
- Portuguese victory in Brazil, Angola and Macau
- Dutch victory in Ghana, Malacca, Sri Lanka and Indonesia
- Both sides claim victory in India
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Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668)
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Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: France (1641–59)[4] Kingdom of England (after 1662)
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Crown of Spain
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Victory
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Battle of Mbwila (1665)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Kingdom of Kongo
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Victory
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Kongo-Portuguese War (1670) Battle of Kitombo
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Kongo states of Soyo and Ngoyo
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Indecisive
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War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714)
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Spain loyal to Charles
Austria
Great Britain (1707–13)[6]
Dutch Republic
Prussia
Portugal
Savoy
Hanover
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Spain loyal to Philip
France
Bavaria (until 1704)
Mantua
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Political victory for Philip Military victory for Charles
Treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt, and Baden:
- Austria, Great Britain and the Dutch Republic recognise Philip V as King of Spain but he renounces any claim to the throne of France.
- Spain cedes territories in Europe.
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Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718)
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Republic of Venice Austria (from 1716) Kingdom of Portugal Order of Malta Papal States Spain
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Ottoman Empire
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Defeat
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Naval Battle of Calicut (1752) (1752)
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Portugal
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Maratha Empire
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Victory
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Guaraní War (1756)
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Portugal Spain
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Guaraní
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Victory
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Seven Years' War (1756–1763)
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Great Britain Prussia Portugal (from 1762) Hanover Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Iroquois Confederacy Hesse-Kassel Schaumburg-Lippe
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France Austria Russia (until 1762) Spain (from 1762) Sweden (1757–62) Abenaki nation Mughal Empire (from 1757)
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Victory
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Spanish-Portuguese War (1776-1777)
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Kingdom of Portugal
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Spanish Empire
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Defeat
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Bombardment of Algiers (1784)
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Spain Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Order of Saint John Portugal
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Regency of Algiers
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Victory
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War of the Pyrenees (1793-1795)
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Spain Portugal French Émigrés
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France
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Defeat
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War of the Oranges (1801)
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Portugal
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Spain France
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Defeat in Europe Victory in South America
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Tunisian-Sicilian War (1801-1804)
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Kingdom of Sicily Albanian, German, and Greek mercenaries Kingdom of Sardinia (from 1802)
Naval support:
Portugal United States
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Beylik of Tunis Tunisian pirates Regency of Algiers
Eyalet of Tripolitania (from 1803)
Limited support:
Eyalet of Egypt (1802-1803)
Morocco (1802-1804)
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Victory
- End of Tunisian attacks on Sicilian ships and impression on sailors.
- Sicilian occupation of Aryanah and La Goulette until 1808.
- Sardinian occupation of Bizerte and La Marsa until 1809.
- 3,560 captured Christian-European slaves released.
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Peninsular War (1808-1814)
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Bourbon Spain United Kingdom Portugal
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France Bonapartist Spain Duchy of Warsaw
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Victory
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Portuguese conquest of French Guiana (1809)
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Portugal
United Kingdom
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France
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Victory
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Battle of the Tiger's Mouth (1809-1810)
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Portugal
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Red Flag Fleet
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Victory
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War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814)
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Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire United Kingdom Kingdom of Sweden Spanish Empire Kingdom of Portugal Two Sicilies Kingdom of Sardinia
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First French Empire Napoleonic Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw[a]
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Victory Treaty of Fontainebleau, First Treaty of Paris
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War of the Seventh Coalition (1815)
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Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire United Kingdom Kingdom of Sweden Spanish Empire Kingdom of Portugal Two Sicilies Kingdom of Sardinia Netherlands
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First French Empire Kingdom of Naples
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Victory Second Treaty of Paris |
Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental (1816 - 1820)
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United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
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Banda Oriental Entre Ríos Misiones
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Victory
- Annexation of the Banda Oriental to the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.
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Brazilian War of Independence (1822-1824)
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Portugal
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Empire of Brazil European mercenaries
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Defeat
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First Carlist War (1833-1840)
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Carlists
Supported by: Portugal (until 1834)
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Liberals
Supported by: France United Kingdom Portugal (from 1834)
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Liberal Victory
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Revolt of the Faitiões (1846)
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Portugal
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Chinese rebels
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Victory
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Baishaling Incident (1849)
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Portugal
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China
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Victory
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Bailundo Revolt (1902-1904)
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Portugal
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Ovimbundu Kingdoms
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Victory
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Battle of Mufilo (1907)
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Portugal
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Ovambo
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Victory
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