Battle of Alfarrobeira

Battle of Alfarrobeira

Infobox Military Conflict


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conflict=Battle of Alfarrobeira
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date=May 20, 1449
place=Alverca, near Lisbon, Portugal
result=End of the rebellion
combatant1=flagicon|Portugal|1385 The King of Portugal
combatant2= The Duke of Coimbra
commander1=Afonso V of Portugal
commander2=Pedro, Duke of Coimbra
strength1=30,000 men
strength2=6,000 men
casualties1=4,000 dead, wounded, or captured
casualties2=500 dead or wounded
The Battle of Alfarrobeira (pronounced|alfɐʁuˈbɐjɾɐ) took place on May 20 1449. It was a confrontation between the forces commanded by King Afonso V of Portugal and his uncle Afonso, Duke of Braganza, against the army of the rebellious Pedro, Duke of Coimbra. The place was Alverca do Ribatejo, near Lisbon, at the margins of the creek of Alfarrobeira. The result was the clear defeat and death of the Duke of Coimbra and the establishment of the Braganzas as the most powerful House of Portugal.


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