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Part of Kingdom of León civil war and War of Portuguese independence; Location: Iberian Peninsula. County of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of Galicia: Portuguese rebels Victory. Afonso Henriques takes the leadership of the County of Portugal and paves the way for an independent Kingdom of Portugal. Luso-Leonese War (1130–37) Location ...
External links. List of ongoing armed conflicts. Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Wars (1,000–9,999) Minor conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (1–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.
Throughout the war, Portugal maintained a military of about 200–250 thousand troops worldwide. In 1807, after the Portuguese government's refusal to participate in the Continental System, French troops under General Junot invaded Portugal, taking Lisbon. However, a popular revolt against Junot's government broke out in the summer of 1808 and ...
The Portuguese Army (Portuguese: Exército Português) is the land component of the Armed Forces of Portugal and is also its largest branch. It is charged with the defence of Portugal, in co-operation with other branches of the Armed Forces. With its origins going back to the 12th century, it can be considered one of the oldest active armies in ...
Battle of Bascara (1795) Battle of Aceh (1521) Battle of Aceh (1528) Battle of Alcácer do Sal (1161) Battle of Barawa. Battle of Casa Forte. Battle of Cesar. Battle of Ceuta (1182) Battle of Coolela.
The Portuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial Portuguesa), also known in Portugal as the Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation (Guerra de Libertação), and also known as the Angolan, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambican War of Independence, was a 13-year-long conflict fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist movements in ...
Somali–Portuguese conflicts refers to the armed engagements between Portuguese forces and Somali forces, [2][3] namely those of the Adal Sultanate and the cities of Barawa and Mogadishu in the 16th century. [4][5][6] Portugal made a notable intervention in the Ethiopian–Adal War on the side of Christian Ethiopia and although Cristóvão da ...
East Timorese rebellion of 1911–1912. Eighty Years' War. Eighty Years' War, 1576–1579. Eighty Years' War, 1579–1588. Eighty Years' War, 1599–1609. Eighty Years' War, 1621–1648. English expedition to Portugal (1662–1668) Ethiopian–Adal War.