Fantastic War

The Spanish–Portuguese War between 1762 and 1763 was fought as part of the Seven Years' War. Because no major battles were fought, even though there were numerous movements of troops and heavy losses among the Spanish invaders, the war is known in the Portuguese historiography as the Fantastic War (Portuguese and Spanish: Guerra Fantástica).

Spanish–Portuguese War (1762–1763)
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date1762–1763
Location
Portugal, Spain, South America
Result
  • Anglo–Portuguese victory in Europe.
  • Stalemate in South America:

Portugal defeats Spain in Mato Grosso, Rio Negro, and Rio Pardo;
Spain defeats Portugal in Uruguay, and most of Rio Grande do Sul.

  • Treaty of Paris
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
  • Marquis of Sarria
  • Count of Aranda
  • Antonio de Cevallos
Strength
Iberian Theatre:
7–8,000 Portuguese
7,104 British		 Iberian Theatre:
30,000 Spanish
12,000 French
Casualties and losses
Iberian Theatre:
very low: (14 British soldiers killed in combat and 804 by disease or accidents; Portuguese losses low.)
Unknown guerrillas		 Iberian Theatre:
25,000 Spaniards dead, missing, or captured
5,000 French dead, missing, or captured
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