The Battle of the Lines of Elvas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛlvɐʃ]), was fought on 14 January 1659, in Elvas, between Portugal and Spain during the...

2012. The inscribed site name is Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications. Elvas lies on a hill 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of the Guadiana...

Battle of Montijo (1644), Battle of Arronches (1653), Siege of Badajoz (1658), Battle of the Lines of Elvas (1659), Battle of Ameixial (1663), Battle of Castelo...

battles of the war were: Battle of Montijo on 26 May 1644 Battle of the Lines of Elvas on 14 January 1659 Battle of Ameixial on 8 June 1663 Battle of Castelo...

victories were the Battle of the Lines of Elvas in 1659 and the Battle of Ameixial in 1663. António Manuel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John...

Look up Elvas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Elvas may refer to : Elvas, Portugal, a municipality in Portugal. the former Diocese of Elvas, a historical...

career. At the age of 14, he was present with his father at the Battle of the Lines of Elvas. The following years, he fought the Spanish in the northern...

mainly of small skirmishes near the border. The most significant battles were the Battle of the Lines of Elvas (1659), the Battle of Ameixial (1663), the Battle...

The Castle of Elvas (Portuguese: Castelo de Elvas) is a medieval military fortification in Portugal, in the civil parish of Alcáçova, municipality of...

during the Portuguese Restoration War, fighting in several notable battles before being killed in action at the Battle of the Lines of Elvas. Ribafria...

the Lines of Elvas six years earlier. They were reinforced by a veteran English contingent of 2,000 men under the command of the Duke of Schomberg. A...

mainly of small skirmishes near the border. The most significant battles being the Battle of Montijo on May 26, 1644, the Battle of the Lines of Elvas (1659)...

of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. January 14 – In the Battle of the Lines of Elvas, fought near the small city of Elvas...

battles, being the Battle of Montijo on 26 May 1644, the Battle of the Lines of Elvas on 14 January 1659, the Battle of Ameixial on 8 June 1663, the Battle...

failure. Luis de Méndez Haro personally led Spanish troops at the Battle of the Lines of Elvas in 1659, which ended in a total Spanish defeat. On 26 April...

site during the siege of the town of Elvas prior to the Battle of the Lines of Elvas on 14 January 1659. A century later, during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763)...

The siege of 1658 preceded the Battle of the Lines of Elvas on 14 January 1659. In 2014, Fort Santa Luzia was integrated into a new project by the Portuguese...

Loison east to relieve the garrison of Elvas Fortress. After defeating the Portuguese-Spanish force at Évora, Loison reached Elvas. But he was soon recalled...

Events in the year 1659 in Portugal. King: Alfonso VI January 14 - Battle of the Lines of Elvas "Afonso VI - king of Portugal". Encyclopedia Britannica...

the Battle of São Miguel in 1658, Battle of the Lines of Elvas in 1659, Battle of Ameixial in 1663 and Battle of Montes Claros in 1665. After the end...

while the main Portuguese army fought in the Battle of the Lines of Elvas. The effects of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake resulted in destruction of various...

by the Portuguese which inflicted a crushing defeat to the Spanish army at the decisive battle of the Lines of Elvas (14 January 1659). This way, the Portuguese...

them. The rest of the Anglo-Portuguese army made an orderly retreat to Elvas, maintaining their position there during the rest of the campaign, the danger...

battle of the Portuguese Restoration War between 1641 and 1665. His greatest victories were the Battle of the Lines of Elvas in 1659 and the Battle of Montes...

Elvas, Évora, and Beja against the Portuguese count. It is thus possible that the five kings were actually the leaders of the Almoravid garrisons of each...

Archived 23 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine "whether his influence encouraged the involvement of an English force at the battle of Nicopolis in 1396" Belhatem...

across the border to Elvas. On 20 June the combined French force, over 60,000 strong, lifted the siege. The Battle of Albuera had little effect on the overall...

the Lines of Elvas, fought near the small city of Elvas in Portugal during the Portuguese Restoration War, the Spanish Army under the command of Luis Méndez...

the command of Carlos de España. Additionally, about 6,000 troops were sent forward from the Lines of Torres Vedras on 19 January, arriving at Elvas ten...

suggesting that they draw their line through the crack of his buttocks. The board met several times, at Badajoz and Elvas, without reaching an agreement. Geographic...