Battle of Montijo

Battle of Montijo
	Part of the Portuguese Restoration War
	; The Battle of Montijo (Military Museum of Lisbon)
Date	26 May 1644
Location	Near Montijo, Spain38°53′N 6°36′W / 38.89°N 6.60°W
Result	Inconclusive (See the Aftermath section)
Belligerents
Portugal	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Matias de Albuquerque	Ghislain de Bryas, baron of Molinghem; Carlo Andrea Caracciolo, marquis of Torrecuso
Strength
6,000 infantry and 1,100 cavalry (6 guns)	4,000 infantry and 1,700 cavalry (2 guns)
Casualties and losses
3,000 dead and wounded (disputed); or about 900 dead and captured	3,000 dead and wounded (disputed) or 433 dead and 380 wounded

The Battle of Montijo was fought on 26 May 1644, in Montijo, Spain, between Portuguese and Spanish forces. Although the battle ended with a Portuguese victory,^{[note 2]}^{[note 3]} the Spanish saw it as a strategic success as they claimed to have prevented Matias de Albuquerque from capturing Badajoz,^[5] despite Albuquerque having no intention of attacking that city.^[6]^[7]^[8] Due to the chaotic nature of the battle, its outcome is debated and casualty figures vary.

^ Ribeiro, p. 59.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Real was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Ribeiro, p. 60.
^ (in Spanish). Valladares de Sotomayor, Antonio (1790). Semanario erudito: que comprehende varias obras inéditas, críticas, morales, instructivas, políticas, históricas, satíricas, y jocosas mejores autores antiguos, y modernos, pp. 187–188. Don Blas Roman. Archived 2024-05-26 at the Wayback Machine Google Books. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ Contreras y López de Ayala Lozoya, p. 444.
^ Ribeiro, pp. 56, 59.
^ Ericeira, p. 51.
^ Santos, Selvagem, p. 398.

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[Ribeiro_p.59-1] Ribeiro, p. 59.

[Real-2] Cite error: The named reference Real was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Ribeiro, p. 60.

[valladares-5] (in Spanish). Valladares de Sotomayor, Antonio (1790). Semanario erudito: que comprehende varias obras inéditas, críticas, morales, instructivas, políticas, históricas, satíricas, y jocosas mejores autores antiguos, y modernos, pp. 187–188. Don Blas Roman. Archived 2024-05-26 at the Wayback Machine Google Books. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[Contreras-8] Contreras y López de Ayala Lozoya, p. 444.

[Ribeiro,_p.56,_p.59-9] Ribeiro, pp. 56, 59.

[Ericeira,_p.51-10] Ericeira, p. 51.

[Santos,_Selvagem,_p.398-11] Santos, Selvagem, p. 398.

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