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The Battle of Montes Claros, was fought on 17 June, 1665, near Vila Viçosa, between Spanish and Portuguese as the last battle in the Portuguese Restoration War. It was a great Portuguese victory and is considered as one of the most important battles in the country's history. ==Prelude== The Spanish were determined to end Portuguese independence. The Marquis of Caracena had planned to march to occupy Lisbon, taking first Vila Viçosa, followed by Setúbal. The Portuguese were prepared and had foreseen such an attack. 3,500 men were moved from Trás-os-Montes in the north to Alentejo in the south. A further 7,800 men came from Lisbon, under command of António Luís de Meneses, who had beaten the Spanish in the Battle of the Lines of Elvas, six years earlier. Caracena's army moved into Portugal. He first took Borba without resistance, after it that had been abandoned by the Portuguese. He then moved to Vila Viçosa, that was well defended and offered a stiff resistance to the attackers. Meanwhile, the main body of the Portuguese army had set itself in motion towards the besieged city, but it stopped in Montes Claros, halfway between Vila Viçosa and Estremoz. Caracena, informed of the approach of the Portuguese army, gave immediate orders to march towards the enemy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Montes Claros」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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