Conflict |
Combatant 1 |
Combatant 2 |
Result |
Battle of Ourique (1139) |
County of Portugal |
Andalusian Muslims of the Almoravids |
Victory
|
Conquest of Santarém and Siege of Lisbon (1147) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Andalusian Muslims of the Almoravids |
Victory
- Conquest of Santarém and Lisbon
|
Siege of Santarém (1184) |
Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of León |
Almohad Caliphate |
Victory
- Pope Alexander III formally recognized Afonso I as rex Portugalensium
|
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) |
Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile Crown of Aragon |
Almohad Caliphate |
Victory
- Turning point in the Reconquista
|
Battle of Río Salado (1340) |
Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile |
Sultanate of Morocco Ottoman Empire Emirate of Granada |
Victory
- Defeat of the Marinid invasion
|
Siege of Algeciras (1342–44) |
Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile |
Sultanate of Morocco Emirate of Granada |
Victory |
War of the Two Peters (1356-1375) |
Crown of Castile Supported by: Kingdom of England Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Granada |
Crown of Aragon Supported by: Henry of Trastámara Kingdom of France |
Indecisive |
1383–85 Portuguese interregnum (1383-1385) |
Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of England |
Crown of Castile Supported by: Kingdom of France Crown of Aragon |
Victory
- Consolidation of Portuguese independence.
|
Conquest of Ceuta (1415) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Sultanate of Morocco |
Victory |
Siege of Ceuta (1419)
|
Kingdom of Portugal |
Sultanate of Morocco Emirate of Granada |
Victory |
Battle of Tangier (1437)
|
Kingdom of Portugal |
Sultanate of Morocco |
Defeat |
Conquest of Asilah (1471) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Wattasid Morocco |
Victory |
War of the Castilian Succession (1475–1479) |
Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of France |
Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon |
Indecisive
- Isabella is recognised as Queen of Castile
- Marriage of Isabella of Aragon and Afonso of Portugal
- Portugal gains hegemony in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands
- Portugal recognizes Castile's claim to the Canary Islands
|
Battle of Cochin (1504) (1504) |
Portugal Kingdom of Cochin |
Calicut
Vassal Malabari states (Edapalli, Cranganore, Kottakkal, Kingdom of Tanur, Beypore, Chaliyam, Pariyapuram etc.)[1] |
Victory |
Portuguese-Mamluk naval war (1505-1517) |
Portugal |
Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Calicut Bijapur Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Ottoman Empire |
Victory |
Capture of Ormuz (1507) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Kingdom of Ormus Safavid Empire |
Victory |
Portuguese conquest of Goa (1510) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Adil Shahi dynasty |
Victory |
Battle of Azemmour (1513) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Wattasid Morocco |
Victory
- Conquest of Azemmour in Morocco
|
Abyssinian–Adal war (1529–1543) Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–59) |
Ethiopian Empire Kingdom of Portugal (1542–43) |
Adal Sultanate Ottoman Empire (1542–43) |
Victory
|
Siege of Diu (1538) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Gujarat Sultanate Ottoman Empire |
Victory |
Fall of Agadir (1541) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Saadi Morocco |
Defeat
- Loss of Agadir in Morocco
|
1548 capture of Aden (1548 ) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Ottoman Empire |
Defeat
- Ottomans capture Aden, Yemen
|
Ottoman campaign against Hormuz (1552-1554) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Ottoman Empire |
Victory
|
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1558–66) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Ottoman Empire Ajuran Sultanate |
Indecisive |
Battle of Aceh (1569) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Sultanate of Aceh |
Victory
|
War of the League of the Indies (1570 – 1574) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Sultanate of Bijapur Sultanate of Ahmadnagar Zamorin of Calicut Sultanate of Aceh |
Victory |
Battle of Alcácer Quibir (1578) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Saadi Morocco Ottoman Empire |
Decisive Defeat
|
War of the Portuguese Succession (1580–1583) |
Portugal loyal to Prior of Crato France England United Provinces |
Crown of Spain Portugal loyal to Philip of Spain |
Decisive defeat for António, Prior of Crato
|
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1580–89) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Ottoman Empire Ajuran Sultanate |
Victory
- Portuguese control in the South East African coast restored and Mir Ali Bey captured
|
Siege of Johor (1587) (1587) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Johor Sultanate |
Victory |
Capture of Ormuz (1622) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Safavid Empire English East India Company |
Defeat
- Ormuz (which was under Portuguese control since 1507) goes back to Persian control
|
Kongo-Portuguese War (1622) Battle of Mbumbi |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Kingdom of Kongo |
Victory |
Battle of River Duyon (1629) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Sultanate of Aceh |
Decisive Victory
- Aceh's forces destroyed (loses 236 ships, 19,000 soldiers)
|
Sinhalese–Portuguese War (1527-1658) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Kingdom of Sitawaka Kingdom of Kandy Dutch East India Company (After 1638) |
Defeat |
Dutch–Portuguese War (1601–1661) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Dutch Republic |
Indecisive
- Formation of the Dutch Empire
- Portuguese Restoration War
- Portuguese victory in Brazil, Angola and Macau
- Dutch victory in Ghana, Malacca, Sri Lanka and Indonesia
- Both sides claim victory in India
|
Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668) |
Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: France (1641–59)[4] Kingdom of England (after 1662) |
Crown of Spain |
Victory
|
Battle of Mbwila (1665) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Kingdom of Kongo |
Victory
|
Kongo-Portuguese War (1670) Battle of Kitombo |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Kongo states of Soyo and Ngoyo |
Indecisive |
War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) |
Spain loyal to Charles
Austria
Great Britain (1707–13)[6]
Dutch Republic
Prussia
Portugal
Savoy
Hanover |
Spain loyal to Philip
France
Bavaria (until 1704)
Mantua |
Political victory for Philip Military victory for Charles
Treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt, and Baden:
- Austria, Great Britain and the Dutch Republic recognise Philip V as King of Spain but he renounces any claim to the throne of France.
- Spain cedes territories in Europe.
|
Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718) |
Republic of Venice Austria (from 1716) Kingdom of Portugal Order of Malta Papal States Spain |
Ottoman Empire |
Defeat |
Naval Battle of Calicut (1752) (1752) |
Portugal |
Maratha Empire |
Victory |
Guaraní War (1756) |
Portugal Spain |
Guaraní |
Victory |
Seven Years' War (1756–1763) |
Great Britain Prussia Portugal (from 1762) Hanover Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Iroquois Confederacy Hesse-Kassel Schaumburg-Lippe |
France Austria Russia (until 1762) Spain (from 1762) Sweden (1757–62) Abenaki nation Mughal Empire (from 1757) |
Victory
|
Spanish-Portuguese War (1776-1777) |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Spanish Empire |
Defeat
|
Bombardment of Algiers (1784) |
Spain Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Order of Saint John Portugal |
Regency of Algiers |
Victory |
War of the Pyrenees (1793-1795) |
Spain Portugal French Émigrés |
France |
Defeat |
War of the Oranges (1801) |
Portugal |
Spain France |
Defeat in Europe Victory in South America
|
Tunisian-Sicilian War (1801-1804) |
Kingdom of Sicily Albanian, German, and Greek mercenaries Kingdom of Sardinia (from 1802)
Naval support:
Portugal United States |
Beylik of Tunis Tunisian pirates Regency of Algiers
Eyalet of Tripolitania (from 1803)
Limited support:
Eyalet of Egypt (1802-1803)
Morocco (1802-1804) |
Victory
- End of Tunisian attacks on Sicilian ships and impression on sailors.
- Sicilian occupation of Aryanah and La Goulette until 1808.
- Sardinian occupation of Bizerte and La Marsa until 1809.
- 3,560 captured Christian-European slaves released.
|
Peninsular War (1808-1814) |
Bourbon Spain United Kingdom Portugal |
France Bonapartist Spain Duchy of Warsaw |
Victory
|
Portuguese conquest of French Guiana (1809) |
Portugal
United Kingdom |
France |
Victory |
Battle of the Tiger's Mouth (1809-1810) |
Portugal |
Red Flag Fleet |
Victory |
War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814) |
Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire United Kingdom Kingdom of Sweden Spanish Empire Kingdom of Portugal Two Sicilies Kingdom of Sardinia |
First French Empire Napoleonic Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw[lower-alpha 1] |
Victory Treaty of Fontainebleau, First Treaty of Paris
|
War of the Seventh Coalition (1815) |
Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire United Kingdom Kingdom of Sweden Spanish Empire Kingdom of Portugal Two Sicilies Kingdom of Sardinia Netherlands |
First French Empire Kingdom of Naples |
Victory Second Treaty of Paris |
Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental (1816 - 1820) |
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves |
Banda Oriental Entre Ríos Misiones |
Victory
- Annexation of the Banda Oriental to the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.
|
Brazilian War of Independence (1822-1824) |
Portugal |
Empire of Brazil European mercenaries |
Defeat
|
First Carlist War (1833-1840) |
Carlists
Supported by: Portugal (until 1834) |
Liberals
Supported by: France United Kingdom Portugal (from 1834) |
Liberal Victory |
Revolt of the Faitiões (1846) |
Portugal |
Chinese rebels |
Victory |
Baishaling Incident (1849) |
Portugal |
China |
Victory |
Bailundo Revolt (1902-1904) |
Portugal |
Ovimbundu Kingdoms |
Victory |
Battle of Mufilo (1907) |
Portugal |
Ovambo |
Victory |