Major conflict1385
Battle of Aljubarrota
São Jorge · between Leiria and Alcobaça · Portugal
Estimated casualties
Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.
On 14 August 1385, the outnumbered Portuguese army of John I, commanded by Nuno Álvares Pereira and aided by English archers, decisively defeated the invading Castilian army of John I of Castile at São Jorge near Aljubarrota. The victory secured Portuguese independence and ended the 1383-85 succession crisis.
Belligerents2
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Crown of Castile
ON THE MAPKingdom of PortugalKingdom of Castile
Sources
- Wikipedia: Battle of Aljubarrota
- Britannica: Battle of Aljubarrota
- Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0
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