Back حرب البرتقال Arabic Brezel an Orañjez Breton Guerra de les Taronges Catalan Pomerančová válka Czech Orangen-Krieg German Milito de la Oranĝoj Esperanto Guerra de las Naranjas Spanish Laranjen Gerra Basque Appelsiinien sota Finnish Guerre des Oranges French
| War of the Oranges | |||||||||
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| Part of the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||||
 Manuel Godoy portrayed by Francisco de Goya in 1801 | |||||||||
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 João de Lafões | |||||||||
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| 18,000 soldiers | 60,000 soldiers | ||||||||
The War of the Oranges (Portuguese: Guerra das Laranjas; French: Guerre des Oranges; Spanish: Guerra de las Naranjas) was a brief conflict in 1801 in which Spanish forces, instigated by the government of France, and ultimately supported by the French military, invaded Portugal. It was a precursor to the Peninsular Wars, resulting in the Treaty of Badajoz, the loss of Portuguese territory, in particular Olivenza, as well as ultimately setting the stage for the complete invasion of the Iberian Peninsula by French forces.