Battle of Vila Velha

Battle of Vila Velha
	Part of Spanish invasion of Portugal
	; A trooper of the 16th Light Dragoons, also known as Burgoyne's Light Horse.
Date	5 October 1762
Location	Vila Velha de Ródão, Portugal39.6500°N 7.6700°W
Result	Anglo-Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Great Britain; Kingdom of Portugal	Spain
Commanders and leaders
John Burgoyne; Charles Lee	Unknown
Strength
200 line infantry; 50 dragoons; (Great Britain); 100 grenadiers; (Portugal)	200 grenadiers; 100 cavalry; 8 guns
Casualties and losses
1 killed; 10 wounded	100 killed or wounded; 150 captured; 6 guns captured; 60 mules captured

The Battle of Vila Velha or Battle of Vila Velha de Ródão took place in October 1762 when a British-Portuguese force led by John Burgoyne and Charles Lee surprised and recaptured the town of Vila Velha de Ródão from Spanish invaders during the Seven Years' War as part of the Spanish invasion of Portugal. Burgoyne, who took the Spanish base at Valencia de Alcántara two months earlier then marched against forces preparing to cross the River Tagus into Alentejo.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.