Battle of Valverde (1385)
| Battle of Valverde | |||||||
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| Part of the Portuguese Crisis of 1383–1385 | |||||||
Nuno Álvares praying during the battle of Valverde (illustration by Roque Gameiro, c. 1899) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Portugal | Crown of Castile | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nuno Álvares Pereira | Pedro Muñiz de Godoy y Sandoval † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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About 3,000 men:
| About 20,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| High | Very High | ||||||
The Battle of Valverde was fought on 15 October 1385, near Valverde de Mérida, Castile, between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile, and was part of the Portuguese Crisis of 1383–1385.