Iberian theatre of the Seven Years' War
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The Iberian theatre of the Seven Years' War was the front in the Iberian Peninsula where Britain, Portugal, France, and Spain clashed in a series of campaigns for regional dominance and colonial interests during the mid-18th-century global conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theatre of war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Spanish–Portuguese front of the Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign |
Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defence of Portugal by Anglo-Portuguese forces ⓘ |
| cause |
Bourbon Family Compact of 1761
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
entry of Spain into the Seven Years' War on the side of France ⓘ |
| commandersForBritainAndPortugal |
Count of Lippe-Bückeburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandersForSpainAndFrance |
Nicolás de Carvajal, Marquis of Sarria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Count of Aranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
land warfare
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| endYear | 1763 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | competition for colonial empires between Britain, France, and Spain ⓘ |
| impact |
confirmed British influence over Portugal
ⓘ
contributed to Spanish loss of Havana and Manila in wider war ⓘ limited direct territorial changes in Europe ⓘ |
| involvedCountry |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| mainObjective |
control of access to Atlantic trade routes
ⓘ
defence of Portugal against Spanish and French invasion ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Almendra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Douro NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Valencia de Alcántara NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vila Velha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| primaryBelligerentAlliance |
Britain–Portugal alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France–Spain Bourbon alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ French colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Anglo-Portuguese strategic victory
ⓘ
failure of Spanish invasion of Portugal ⓘ status quo ante bellum in Iberian borders ⓘ |
| startYear | 1762 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
Age of Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treaty |
Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1763) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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