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Battle of Vila Velha, the Glossary

The Battle of Vila Velha or Battle of Vila Velha de Ródão took place in October 1762 when a British-Portuguese force led by John Burgoyne and Charles Lee surprised and recaptured the town of Vila Velha de Ródão from Spanish invaders during the Seven Years' War as part of the Spanish invasion of Portugal.^[1]

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31 relations: Abrantes, Alentejo, Almeida, Portugal, Battle of Marvão, Battle of Valencia de Alcántara, Beira Baixa Province, Belmonte, Portugal, Castle of Ouguela, Charles Lee (general), Ciudad Rodrigo, George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, Great Britain, Great Britain in the Seven Years' War, Grenadier, John Burgoyne, Kingdom of Portugal, Lord George Lennox, Olivenza, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda, Penamacor, Portugal, Sabugal, Seven Years' War, Spain, Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762), Tagus, Vila Velha de Ródão, William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, Zêzere River, 16th The Queen's Lancers, 85th Regiment of Foot (Royal Volunteers).
1762 in Portugal
Conflicts in 1762

Abrantes

Abrantes is a municipality in the central Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal.

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Alentejo

Alentejo is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal.

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Almeida, Portugal

Almeida is a fortified village and a municipality in the sub-region of Beira Interior Norte and the District of Guarda, Portugal.

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Battle of Marvão

The Battle of Marvão was a military action that took place during the Fantastic War and the Anglo-Spanish War and was part of the attempted Spanish and French invasion of Portugal in late 1762. Battle of Vila Velha and Battle of Marvão are 1762 in Portugal, battles involving Great Britain, battles involving Portugal, battles involving Spain, battles of the Seven Years' War and conflicts in 1762.

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Battle of Valencia de Alcántara

The Battle of Valencia de Alcántara took place in August 1762 when an Anglo Portuguese force led by John Burgoyne surprised and captured the town of Valencia de Alcántara from its Spanish defenders during the Seven Years' War. Battle of Vila Velha and Battle of Valencia de Alcántara are 1762 in Portugal, battles involving Great Britain, battles involving Portugal, battles involving Spain, battles of the Seven Years' War and conflicts in 1762.

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Beira Baixa Province

Beira Baixa ("Lower Beira") was a Portuguese province.

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Belmonte, Portugal

Belmonte is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco, Portugal.

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Castle of Ouguela

The Castle of Ouguela (Castelo de Ouguela) is a medieval castle erected in the civil parish of São João Baptista, municipality of Campo Maior, in the Portuguese district of Portalegre.

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Charles Lee (general)

Charles Lee (– 2 October 1782) was a British-born American military officer who served as a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

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Ciudad Rodrigo

Ciudad Rodrigo is a small cathedral city in the province of Salamanca, in western Spain, with a population in 2016 of 12,896.

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George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend

Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, PC (28 February 172414 September 1807), known as The Viscount Townshend from 1764 to 1787, was a British soldier and politician.

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Great Britain

Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.

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Great Britain in the Seven Years' War

Great Britain was one of the major participants in the Seven Years' War, which in fact lasted nine years, between 1754 and 1763.

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Grenadier

A grenadier (derived from the word grenade) was historically an assault-specialist soldier who threw hand grenades in siege operation battles.

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John Burgoyne

General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British general, dramatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1792.

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Kingdom of Portugal

The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic.

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Lord George Lennox

General Lord George Henry Lennox (29 November 1737 – 25 March 1805) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1790.

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Olivenza

Olivenza or Olivença is a town in southwestern Spain, close to the Portugal–Spain border.

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Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda

Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea y Jiménez de Urrea, 10th Count of Aranda (1718 in Siétamo, Huesca – 1798 in Épila, Saragossa), was a Spanish statesman and diplomat.

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Penamacor

Penamacor is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Sabugal

Sabugal is a city and a municipality in the District of Guarda, Portugal.

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Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. Battle of Vila Velha and Seven Years' War are conflicts in 1762.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762)

The Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) between 5 May and 24 November, was a military episode in the wider Fantastic War in which Spain and France were defeated by the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance with broad popular resistance. Battle of Vila Velha and Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) are 1762 in Portugal, battles involving Great Britain, battles involving Portugal, battles involving Spain, battles of the Seven Years' War and conflicts in 1762.

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Tagus

The Tagus (Tajo; Tejo) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Vila Velha de Ródão

Vila Velha de Ródão is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal.

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William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

Wilhelm, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg (9 January 1724 – 10 September 1777), born Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Graf zu Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg, was a German ruler of the County of Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg, an important military commander in the Seven Years' War, Generalfeldzeugmeister of the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a British field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) and the grandson of George I of Great Britain.

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Zêzere River

The Zêzere (Cécere) is a river in Portugal, tributary to the Tagus.

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16th The Queen's Lancers

The 16th The Queen's Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1759.

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The 85th Regiment of Foot (Royal Volunteers) was a short-lived British Army regiment during the Seven Years' War.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vila_Velha