Siege of Badajoz (1658)
The 4th Siege of Badajoz took place from July to October 1658 during the Portuguese Restoration War. It was an attempt by a huge Portuguese army under the command of Joanne Mendes de Vasconcelos, governor of Alentejo, to capture the Spanish city of Badajoz, which was the headquarters of the Spanish Army of Extremadura. The fortifications of Badajoz were essentially medieval and considered vulnerable by the Portuguese, and had already been attacked by them three times during this war.
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Siege of Badajoz (1658)
The 4th Siege of Badajoz took place from July to October 1658 during the Portuguese Restoration War. It was an attempt by a huge Portuguese army under the command of Joanne Mendes de Vasconcelos, governor of Alentejo, to capture the Spanish city of Badajoz, which was the headquarters of the Spanish Army of Extremadura. The fortifications of Badajoz were essentially medieval and considered vulnerable by the Portuguese, and had already been attacked by them three times during this war.
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El 4.º asedio de Badajoz tuvo ...... monarquía española desde 1580.
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O quarto Cerco de Badajoz ocor ...... te secundária: Minho e Galiza.
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The 4th Siege of Badajoz took ...... ont of war, Minho and Galicia.
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6,200: dead (by the plague and combat) or deserters
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Spanish victory
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12,000 infantry,
14,000infantry,
2,000cavalry
20cannons,
3,000cavalry,
4,000 cavalry
4,000infantry,
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Map of the Siege of Badajoz by João Nunes Tinoco.
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July – October 1658
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El 4.º asedio de Badajoz tuvo ...... las consideraban vulnerables.
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O quarto Cerco de Badajoz ocor ...... sido atacadas por três vezes.
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The 4th Siege of Badajoz took ...... m three times during this war.
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Asedio de Badajoz (1658)
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Cerco de Badajoz (1658)
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Siege of Badajoz (1658)
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