Battle of Valverde (1385)

Battle of Valverde
	Part of the Portuguese Crisis of 1383–1385
Date	15 October 1385
Location	Valverde de Mérida, Castile
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile
Commanders and leaders
Nuno Álvares Pereira	Pedro Muñiz de Godoy y Sandoval †
Strength
About 3,000 men: 2,000 foot soldiers; 1,000 lances; Several crossbowman;	About 20,000 men
Casualties and losses
High	Very High

The Battle of Valverde was fought on 15 October 1385, near Valverde de Mérida, Castile, between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile, and was part of the Portuguese Crisis of 1383–1385.

^ Edward McMurdo, p.247
^ O. Martins, p.128
^ Edward McMurdo, "(...) Nuno Alvares organized an army of 1,000 lances, 2,000 foot-soldiers and some archers (...)" p.245
^ Edward McMurdo, "(...) and the army numbered in all some 20,000 men." p.245