Arms and Armour

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. A sizeable Spanish force attacked the castle town of Marvão but was repelled and defeated by an Anglo-Portuguese force under the command of Captain Thomas Browne.

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• ▸Edirne
• ▸Cornish wrestling
• ▸Fall of the Western Roman Empire

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