1180 ⟶ Portuguese Naval Victory at Cape Espichel

The Portuguese Navy defeats a Muslim fleet off the coast of ...
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⚔️ Battle of Ourique: Portugal Gains Independence

On July 25, the Portuguese defeat the Almoravids led by Ali ibn Yusuf in the Battle of Ourique; Prince Afonso Henriques is acclaimed King of Portugal by his soldiers.⟶
Battle of Ourique: Portugal Gains Independence (1139)
ReconquistaBattleMilitary HistoryMonarchy
PortugalPortugalMoroccoMorocco

⚔️ Lisbon Recaptured by Portuguese Forces

On October 25, the four-month-long Siege of Lisbon successfully brings the city under definitive Portuguese control, expelling the Moorish overlords.⟶
Lisbon Recaptured by Portuguese Forces (1147)
SiegeReconquistaMiddle AgesMilitary HistoryCrusadesTerritorial Expansion
PortugalPortugal

⚔️ Portuguese Naval Victory at Cape Espichel

The Portuguese Navy defeats a Muslim fleet off the coast of Cape Espichel.⟶
Portuguese Naval Victory at Cape Espichel (1180)
Medieval WarfareNaval BattleReconquistaMilitary History
PortugalPortugalMoroccoMorocco

⚔️ Afonso III Reconquers the Algarve

End of the Portuguese Reconquista against the Moors, when King Afonso III of Portugal reconquers the Algarve.⟶
Afonso III Reconquers the Algarve (1249)
ReconquistaMilitary HistoryKingdom of PortugalMedieval WarfareTerritorial Expansion
PortugalPortugal

⚔️ Portuguese Conquest of Ceuta

Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.⟶
Portuguese Conquest of Ceuta (1415)
Portuguese EmpireColonialismConquestAge of ExplorationMedieval WarfareKingdom of PortugalReconquista
PortugalPortugalMoroccoMorocco

⚔️ King Sebastian's Death at the Battle of Alcazarquivir

King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.⟶
King Sebastian's Death at the Battle of Alcazarquivir (1578)
SuccessionMilitary HistoryBattlePortuguese EmpireColonialism
PortugalPortugalMoroccoMorocco