Spanish–Portuguese War (1776–1777)

Spanish–Portuguese War (1776–1777)
Part of the Spanish–Portuguese wars
DateFebruary 1776 – 24 February 1777
Location
South America
Result Spanish victory
First Treaty of San Ildefonso
Belligerents
Spanish Empire Portuguese Empire
Commanders and leaders
  • João Henrique Böhn
  • Robert MacDouall
  • Jorge Hardcastle
Strength

1,450 initially

9,000 expeditionary corps		 6,000

The Spanish-Portuguese War, also known as the Second Cevallos expedition, was fought between 1776 and 1777 over the border between Spanish and Portuguese South America.

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