Battle of Ameixial

Battle of Ameixial
	Part of Portuguese Restoration War
	; 17th-century Portuguese engraving depicting the Battle of Ameixial
Date	8 June 1663
Location	Near Estremoz, Portugal38°51′N 7°39′W / 38.85°N 7.65°W
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal; England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Count of Vila Flor; Frederick Schomberg; Count of Ericeira	John of Austria
Strength
17,000 (3,000 from British Isles): 14,000 infantry; 3,000 cavalry; 15 cannons;	18,500: 12,500 infantry (26 Spanish Tercios, 8 Italian Tercios, 5 German Tercios and one French Tercio); 6,000 cavalry (11 trozos or bodies); 18 cannons;
Casualties and losses
More than 1,000 Portuguese killed; 100 English casualties	4,000 killed; All the artillery captured

The Battle of Ameixial, was fought on 8 June 1663, near the village of Santa Vitória do Ameixial, some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of Estremoz, between Spanish and Portuguese as part of the Portuguese Restoration War. In Spain, the battle is better known as the Battle of Estremoz.

^ Edward McMurdo, p. 421
^ Dauril Alden, p. 115
^ ^a ^b Edward McMurdo, p. 420
^ Paul, Hardacre (1960). The English Contingent in Portugal, 1662–1668. Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, volume 38. pp. 112–125.
^ H. V. Livermore, p. 188
^ Ribeiro, p. 91

[1] Edward McMurdo, p. 421

[2] Dauril Alden, p. 115

[McMurdo-3] Edward McMurdo, p. 420

[Hardacre-4] Paul, Hardacre (1960). The English Contingent in Portugal, 1662–1668. Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, volume 38. pp. 112–125.

[5] H. V. Livermore, p. 188

[6] Ribeiro, p. 91

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Battle of Ameixial

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