Battle of the Lines of Elvas

Battle of the Lines of Elvas
	Part of the Portuguese Restoration War
	; Praça de Elvas sitiada pello Exercito Castelhano e levantamento do Sitio a forçoa das armas porteguesas em. 14.Ja. 1.6.5.9., engraving by Dirk Stoop, c. 1662
Date	14 January 1659
Location	Elvas, Portalegre District, Portugal38°53′27.24″N 7°10′37.20″W / 38.8909000°N 7.1770000°W
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal	Spain
Commanders and leaders
António Meneses; André Ribafria †	Luis de Haro
Strength
10,500 ; 50 cannons	15,800; 10 cannons
Casualties and losses
898 killed, wounded and captured	11,200 killed, wounded and captured
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Portugal Battle of the Lines of Elvas (Spain) Battle of the Lines of Elvas (Mediterranean)

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

^ Stearns & Langer 1960, p. 331.
^ Ribeiro 2004, p. 84.
^ ^a ^b White 2002, p. 10.
^ ^a ^b Conde da Ericeira 1751, p. 229.

[FOOTNOTEStearnsLanger1960331-1] Stearns & Langer 1960, p. 331.

[FOOTNOTERibeiro200484-2] Ribeiro 2004, p. 84.

[FOOTNOTEWhite200210-3] White 2002, p. 10.

[FOOTNOTEConde_da_Ericeira1751229-4] Conde da Ericeira 1751, p. 229.

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Battle of the Lines of Elvas

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