Conflict
Combatant 1
Combatant 2
Result
Battle of Ourique (1139)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
County of Portugal
Almoravids
Victory
Battle of Valdevez (1140)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of León
Victory
Siege of Lisbon (1142)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Anglo-Norman Crusaders
Taifa of Badajoz
Defeat
Second Crusade
(1147–50)
Location: Middle East and North Africa (Near East , Anatolia , Levant , Egypt ) and Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of France
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Castile
County of Barcelona
Kingdom of León
Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of England
Seljuk Empire
Emirate of Zengids
Abbasid Caliphate
Fatimid Caliphate
Almoravids
Status quo ante bellum
Decisive Seljuk Turks victory in Anatolia
Decisive Crusader victories in Iberia
Conquest of Santarém (1147)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Taifa of Badajoz
Victory
Afonso Henriques and his army arrived at Santarém , taking it within a day.
Siege of Lisbon
(1147)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Crusaders
Taifa of Badajoz
Victory
The victory was a turning-point in Portugal's history.
Luso-Leonese War (1167–1169)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Almohad Caliphate
Kingdom of León
Defeat
Kingdom of Portugal
Almohad Caliphate
Victory
First naval victory against the Moors .
Raid of Ceuta (1180) [ 2]
Kingdom of Portugal
Almohad Caliphate
Victory
Battle of Silves (1182)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Almohad Caliphate
Defeat
Siege of Santarém (1184)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of León
Almohad Caliphate
Victory
Pope Alexander III formally recognized Afonso I as rex Portugalensium
Third Crusade (1189)
Location: Middle East (Levant and Anatolia ), Mediterranean Europe (Sicily , Iberia , Balkans )
Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders from Germany , Hungary , France , Denmark , Italy , Spain and England
Almohad Caliphate
Victory
Almohad campaign in the Algarve (1190–1191)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Crusaders
Almohad Caliphate
Defeat
Part of the Reconquista and Third Crusade.
Battle of Alarcos
(1195)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Castile
Order of Santiago
Order of St. Benedict
Almohad Caliphate
Castilian rebels
Defeat
Luso-Leonese War (1196–1200)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of León
Kingdom of Navarre
Almohad Caliphate
Status Quo Ante Bellum
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Navarre
Leonese volunteers
French volunteers
Almohad Caliphate
Victory
Turning point in the Reconquista
Siege of Alcácer do Sal
(1217)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Crusaders
Almohad Caliphate
Victory
Siege of Faro
(1249)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Almohad Caliphate
Victory
This marked the end of the Portuguese Reconquista, with Lisbon becoming the capital city of the Kingdom of Portugal in 1255.
War of the Strait
(1292–1350)
(1292–1350)
Location: Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Gibraltar )
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Portugal
Supported by:
Kingdom of Navarre
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of England
Republic of Genoa
Marinid Sultanate
Emirate of Granada
Victory
End of Moroccan hegemony in the Strait of Gibraltar . No more offensive or expansion attempts against the Christian Kingdoms would be done by Marinids, being just at the defensive for the rest of the reconquista .
Luso-Castilian War (1295–1297)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Castile
Stalemate
Luso-Castillian War
(1336–39)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Crown of Castile
Defeat
Battle of Río Salado (1340)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile
Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada
Victory
Defeat of the Marinid invasion
Battle of Guadalmesí
(1342)[ 3]
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Marinid Sultanate
Victory
Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Navarre
Republic of Genoa
European crusaders
Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada
Victory
The city surrendered and was incorporated into the Crown of Castile in 1344.
War of the Two Peters (1356–1375)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
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
The war was prolonged because Peter of Castile lost his throne to Henry of Trastámara.
Overthrowing of Peter I of Castile .
First Fernandine War (1369–1370)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
Defeat
Second Fernandine War (1372–1373)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Crown of Castile
Defeat
Third Fernandine War (1381–1382)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Crown of Castile
Defeat
Portuguese interregnum (1383–1385)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
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)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Marinid Sultanate
Victory
Portuguese consecrated the main mosque into the cities cathedral.
Start of Portuguese Morocco .
Siege of Ceuta
(1419)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada
Victory
Pedro de Menezes led the Portuguese garrison in a sally against the Marinid siege camp and forced the lifting of the siege before the relief fleet even arrived
Irmandiño revolts
(1431–69)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Andrade , Lemos and Moscoso families
Galician rebels
Victory
Battle of Tangier (1437)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Marinid Sultanate
Indecisive
Conquest of Ksar es-Seghir (1458–1459)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Wattasids
Victory
The conquest was successful due to the superiority of the Portuguese artillery, and to the decision of Abd al-Haqq II to keep his army in Tangier upon being informed of the presence of the Portuguese fleet, while he was preparing an attack on Tlemcen .
Catalan Civil War
(1462–72)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Principality of Catalonia
Crown of Castile
Kingdom of Portugal
Forces of John II of Aragon
Kingdom of France
Defeat
Siege of Tangier (1463–1464)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Marinid Sultanate
Defeat
Anfa expedition (1468)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Wattasids
Victory
Conquest of Asilah (1471)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Wattasids
Victory
After a troubled disembarkation that resulted in the death of more than 200 men caused by strong winds and waves, Afonso's army reached the shore and laid siege to the city of Asilah , conquering it after a hard battle.
Establishment of Portuguese Asilah .
Portuguese conquest of Tangier
(1471)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Marinid Sultanate
Victory
War of the Castilian Succession (1475–1479)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
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
Siege of Ceuta (1476) [ 4]
Location: North Africa
Kingdom of Portugal
Crown of Castile (Juana Supporters)
Marinid Sultanate
Victory
Battle of Guinea
(1478)
Location: Gulf of Guinea
Kingdom of Portugal
Crown of Castile
Victory
Ottoman conquest of Otranto (1480–81)
Location: Italian Peninsula
Kingdom of Naples
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Hungary
Papal States
Kingdom of Portugal
Ottoman Empire
Victory
Ottomans conquer Otranto and gain foothold in Southern Italy
Ottoman garrison surrender the city after 13 months
Chaouia expedition
(1487)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Wattasids
Victory
Siege of Graciosa
(1489)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Wattasids
Defeat
Targa expedition (1490)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Wattasids
Victory
First Luso-Malabarese War (1500–1513)
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Cochin
Kingdom of Cannanore (until 1507)
Kingdom of Kollam
Kingdom of Tanur (1504 on)
Kingdom of Calicut
Vassal Malabari states (up to 1504)
Supported by:
Mamluk Egypt
Republic of Venice
Arab privateers
Victory
Start of Portuguese presence in Asia , Portuguese India and Malabarese–Portuguese conflicts .
Battle of Mers-el-Kébir (1501)
Location: North Africa (modern Algeria )
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Tlemcen
Defeat
First Battle of Cannanore
(1501)
Location: Asia , Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Calicut
Victory
Battle of Tanger
(1502)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Portugal
Wattasids
Defeat
Battle of Calicut (1503)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Calicut
Arab privateers
Victory
Battle of Pandarane
(1504)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Mamluk Sultanate
Victory
Battle of Cochin (1504)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portugal Kingdom of Cochin
Kingdom of Calicut
Vassal Malabari states
Victory
Battle of Mombasa (1505)
Location: East Africa (modern Kenya )
Portuguese Empire
Mombasa Sultanate
Victory
Portuguese-Mamluk naval war (1505–1517)
Location: Asia , Indian Ocean
Portugal
Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Calicut Bijapur Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate
Supported by
Republic of Venice Ottoman Empire
Victory
Siege of Anjadiva (1506)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Bijapur Sultanate
Defeat
Battle of Barawa
(1507)
Location: East Africa (modern Somalia )
Portuguese Empire
Ajuran Sultanate
Victory
Ajuran-Portuguese wars (1507–1542)
Location: East Africa (modern Somalia )
Kingdom of Portugal
Ajuran Sultanate Ottoman Empire [ 6] [full citation needed ] [ 7]
Victory
Battle of Socotra
(1507)
Location: Socotra (between Guardafui Channel and Arabian Sea )
Portuguese Empire
Mahra Sultanate
Victory
Capture of Ormuz (1507)
Location: Asia , Persian Gulf (Hormuz Island )
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Ormus Safavid Empire
Victory
Persian–Portuguese wars (1507–1622)
Location: Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean (modern Iran )
Portuguese Empire
Supported by:
Spanish Empire (since 1580)
Safavid Empire
Omani Empire
Supported by:
Defeat
Siege of Cannanore (1507)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Cannanore
Kingdom of Calicut
Victory
Battle of Dabul
(1508)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Bijapur Sultanate
Victory
Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts
(1508–1573)
Location: Indian subcontinent (Gujarat )
Portuguese Empire
Gujarat Sultanate
Supported by:
Kingdom of Calicut
Mamluk Sultanate (until 1517)
Ottoman Empire (since 1517)
Victory
Sieges of Asilah
(1508–1509)
Location: North Africa
Kingdom of Portugal
Wattasids
Victory
Malay-Portuguese conflicts (1509–1641)
Location: Southeast Asia , Malay Peninsula , Straits of Malacca (modern Malaysia , Singapore and western Indonesia )
Portuguese Empire
Supported by:
Sultanate of Perak Sultanate of Kedah
Supported by:
Stalemate
Portuguese conquest of Goa (1510)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Kingdom of Portugal
Bijapur Sultanate
Victory
Capture of Malacca (1511)
Location: Malacca City (modern Malaysia )
Kingdom of Portugal
Malacca Sultanate
Victory
Siege of Aden
(1513)
Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen )
Portuguese Empire
Yemeni Tahirids
Defeat
Battle of Azemmour (1513)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Wattasids
Victory
Conquest of Azemmour in Morocco
Battle of Tednest
(1514)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Saadi Sultanate
Victory
Raid of Marrakesh (1515)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Hintata
Supported by:
Saadi Sultanate
Wattasid dynasty
Defeat
Battle of Mamora (1515)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Wattasids
Supported by
Abda
Doukkala
Defeat
Expedition against Oulad Amrane (1516)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Oulad Amrane
Defeat
Siege of Goa (1517)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Bijapur Sultanate
Victory
Battle of Zeila
(1517)
Location: East Africa (modern Somaliland )
Portuguese Empire
Adal Sultanate
Victory
Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts
(1518–1658)
Location: Indian Ocean , Sri Lanka
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Kotte
Kingdom of Sitawaka
Kingdom of Kandy
Principality of Raigama
Kingdom of Jaffna
Supported by:
Zamorin of Calicut
Kingdom of Tanjore
Vanni chieftains
Dutch East India Company (From 1638)
Stalemate
Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts
(1519–1639)
Location: Southeast Asia , Sumatra , Malay Peninsula and Strait of Malacca (modern western Indonesia and Peninsular Malaysia )
Portuguese Empire
Supported by:
Sultanate of Aceh
Supported by:
Inconclusive
Aceh expansionism stopped.
Portuguese conquest of Bahrain
(1521)
Location: Eastern Arabia , Persian Gulf (Bahrain )
Portuguese Empire
Jabrids
Victory
Battle of Tunmen
(1521)
Location: China (modern Hong Kong )
Portuguese Empire
Ming China
Defeat
Battle of Sincouwaan
(1522)
Location: China (modern Hong Kong )
Portuguese Empire
Ming China
Defeat
Battle of al-Shihr (1523)
Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen )
Portuguese Empire
Kathiri Sultanate
Victory
Siege of Calicut (1526)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Zamorin of Calicut
Defeat
Conquest of Sunda Kelapa (1527)
Location: Java (modern Indonesia )
Portuguese Empire
Sunda Kingdom
Demak Sultanate
Banten Sultanate
Cirebon Sultanate
Defeat
Battle of Mombasa (1528)
Location: East Africa (modern Kenya )
Portuguese Empire
Supported by:
Malindi Kingdom
Mombasa Sultanate
Victory
Siege of Bahrain (1529)
Location: Eastern Arabia , Persian Gulf (Bahrain )
Portuguese Empire
Bahraini rebels
Defeat
Abyssinian–Adal war (1529–1543)
Location: East Africa (modern Ethiopia , Somalia , Djibouti , Eritrea )
Ethiopian Empire Kingdom of Portugal (1542–43)
Adal Sultanate Ottoman Empire (1542–43)
Inconclusive
Spanish-Ottoman War (1529–1541)
Location: Mediterranean Sea , North Africa
Empire of Charles V
Holy Roman Empire
Papal States
Kingdom of Portugal
Knights of Malta
Kingdom of France (until 1534)
Hafsid dynasty
Kingdom of Kuku
Kabyle people
Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Tlemcen
Banu Rashid
Arab irregulars
Kingdom of France (since 1535)
Stalemate
Ternatean–Portuguese conflicts (1530–1605)
Location: Maluku Islands , (modern eastern Indonesia )
Portuguese Empire Spanish Empire Sultanate of Tidore
Sultanate of Ternate Dutch East India Company
Defeat
Battle of al-Shihr (1531)
Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen )
Portuguese Empire
Ottoman Empire
Kathiri Sultanate
Defeat
Siege of Diu (1531)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Gujarat Sultanate
Ottoman Empire
Defeat
French invasions to Colonial Brazil (1531–1615)
Location: South America , Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Indian allies
France
Indian allies
Victory
Spanish Jailolo-Portuguese Ternate war
(1533)
Location: Maluku Islands , (modern eastern Indonesia )
Sultanate of Ternate
Portuguese Empire
Sultanate of Tidore
Jailolo Sultanate
Spanish Empire
Stalemate
Iguape War (1534–1536)
Location: South America , Brazil
Kingdom of Portugal
Spanish Empire
Indian auxiliaries
Victory
Battle of Tidore
(1536)
Location: Maluku Islands , (modern eastern Indonesia )
Portuguese Empire
Ternate loyal to Hairun
Ternate loyal to Dayal
Sultanate of Tidore
Sultanate of Bacan
Sultanate of Jailolo
Kingdom of Vaigama[ 17]
Kingdom of Vaigue[ 17]
Kingdom of Quibibi[ 17]
Kingdom of Mincibo[ 17]
Victory
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559)
Location: Persian Gulf , Horn of Africa , Red Sea and India
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Hormuz
Ethiopian Empire
Ottoman Empire Gujarat Sultanate
Adal Sultanate
Victory
Portugal maintains control of the Persian Gulf.
Fall of Agadir
(1541)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Portuguese Empire
Saadi Sultanate
Defeat
Battle of Benadir
(1542)
Location: East Africa (modern Somalia )
Portuguese Empire
Ajuran Sultanate
Victory
Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549) [ 18]
Location: Southeast Asia (modern Thailand )
Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam)
Supported by:
Portuguese Empire
Toungoo dynasty (Burma)
Victory
Battle of al-Shihr (1548)
Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen )
Portuguese Empire
Mahra Sultanate
Kathiri Sultanate
Victory
Battle of Shuangyu (1548)
Location: China (Zhejiang )
Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates )
Portuguese pirates
Ming China
Defeat
Incident of Dongshan Peninsula (1549)
Location: China (Fujian )
Wokou
Portuguese merchants
Ming China
Defeat
Battle of the Bay of Velez
(1553)
Location: North Africa , Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera
Kingdom of Portugal
Ottoman Empire
Defeat
Tamoyo Confederation
(1554–1567)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Tupinambá people
Victory
Aimoré War
(1555–1673)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Aimoré people
Victory
Siege of Piratininga
(1555–1736)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Guarulho people
Guaianá people
Carijó people
Victory
Siege of Kotte
(1557–1558)
Location: Sri Lanka
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Kotte
Kingdom of Sitawaka
Victory
Bandeirantes raids from Brazil to Spanish domains (1557–18th century)
Location: South America (mostly Amazon Forest )
Portuguese Empire
Spain
Stalemate
The Amazon is divided between Spain and Portugal with the Treaty of Madrid (1750) , as both countries compromissed to stop and punish bandits expeditions from bandeirantes.
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1558–1566)
Location: Indian Ocean
Kingdom of Portugal
Ottoman Empire Ajuran Sultanate
Victory
Battle of Mulleriyawa (1559)
Location: Sri Lanka
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Sitawaka
Defeat
Decisive victory to Sinhalese army of Kingdom of Sitawaka
Siege of Moji
(1561)
Location: Asia–Pacific , Japan
Ōtomo clan
Portuguese Empire
Mōri clan
Defeat
Siege of Mazagan (1562)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Portuguese Empire
Saadi Sultanate
Victory
Battle of Fukuda Bay (1565)
Location: Asia–Pacific , Japan
Kingdom of Portugal
Matsura Takanobu Clan
Victory
Blockade of Cebu (1568)
Location: Philippines
Portuguese Empire
Spanish Empire
Defeat
Battle of Aceh (1569)
Location: Sumatra (modern Indonesia )
Kingdom of Portugal
Sultanate of Aceh
Victory
War of the League of the Indies (1570 – 1574)
Location: Indian Ocean , Western India and the Straits of Malacca
Kingdom of Portugal
Sultanate of Bijapur Sultanate of Ahmadnagar Zamorin of Calicut Sultanate of Aceh
Co-belligerents:
Princely states of the Kanara coast
Kalinyamat Sultanate
Sultanate of Ternate
Sultanate of Tidore
Sultanate of Golkonda
Mappila Muslims
Victory
Battle of Alcácer Quibir (1578)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Kingdom of Portugal
Moorish Allies
Saadi Sultanate
Supported by:
Ottoman Empire
Defeat
War of the Portuguese Succession (1580–1583)
Location: Iberian Peninsula , Azores
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)
Location: East Africa , Swahili coast and Indian Ocean
Kingdom of Portugal
Ottoman Empire
Victory
Portuguese control in the South East African coast restored and Mir Ali Bey captured
Siege of Daman (1581)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Mughal Empire
Victory
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Location: Atlantic Ocean , Mediterranean Sea , Western Europe , Azores , Canary Islands , Ibero-America .
Spanish Empire
Order of Saint John
co-belligerent
Kingdom of England Ireland
co-belligerent
Indecisive
Battle of Leitao Coast
(1586)
Location: Persian Gulf , Kish Island (Iran )
Portuguese Empire
Arab Niquilus
Defeat
Siege of Johor (1587)
Location: Malay Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Johor Sultanate
Victory
Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594) [ 19]
Location: Southeast Asia (modern Cambodia )
Kingdom of Cambodia
Supported by: Spanish Empire
Ayutthaya Kingdom
Defeat
Cambodian–Spanish War
(1593–97)
Location: Southeast Asia (modern Cambodia )
Spanish Empire
Cambodian allies
Japanese mercenaries
Cambodia
Supported by :
Ayutthaya Kingdom
Johor Sultanate (Muslim Malay merchants)
Kingdom of Champa (Muslim Cham merchants)
Defeat
Campaign of Danture (1594)
Location: Sri Lanka
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Kandy
Defeat
Decisive victory to Sinhalese army of Kingdom of Kandy
Spanish-Portuguese conflict on China (1598–1600)
Location: China (near Macau )
Portuguese Empire
Spanish Empire
Victory
End of Spain's attempts to circumvent the restrictions placed on them from reaching China.
Portuguese monopoly on the 16th century China trade seizured.
Dutch–Portuguese War (1598–1663)
Europe
South America
Africa
Asia
Kingdom of Portugal
Supported by:
Dutch Republic
Supported by:
Indecisive
Formation of the Dutch Empire .
Portuguese Restoration War .
Portuguese victory in Brazil, Angola, Goa and Macau.
Dutch victory in Ghana, Malacca, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Both sides claim victory in India.
Siege of Kottakkal
(1599–1600)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Calicut
Kunjali Marakkar forces
Victory
Palmares War
(early 17th century–1695)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Quilombo dos Palmares
Victory
Nossa Senhora da Graça incident
(1610)
Location: Nagasaki , Japan
Portuguese Empire
Tokugawa shogunate
Defeat
Battle of Swally
(1612)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
English East India Company
Defeat
Cummean Revolt
(1617–1621)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Tupinambá people
Victory
Sack of Madeira
(1617)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Ottoman Empire
Defeat
Tupinambá Revolt
(1618)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Tupinambá people
Victory
Tupinambás Uprising (1617–1621)
Location: Brazil
Kingdom of Portugal
Tupinambá rebel forces under tuxaua (cacique ) Cabelo de Velha
Victory
1st Danish expedition to India
(1618–1620)
Location: Sri Lanka
Portuguese Empire
Denmark-Norway
Supported by: Dutch East India Company
Portuguese militar victory
Danish political victory
Sino-Dutch conflicts
(1620s–1670s)
Location: Asia–Pacific , China
Ming China
Southern Ming dynasty
Kingdom of Tungning
Portuguese Empire
Dutch East India Company
Chinese pirates
Victory
Capture of Ormuz (1622)
Location: Persian Gulf
Kingdom of Portugal
Supported by:
Spanish Empire
Safavid Empire English East India Company
Defeat
Ormuz (which was under Portuguese control since 1507) goes back to Persian control
First Kongo-Portuguese War (1622–1623)
Location: Central Africa (modernAngola and Congo region )
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Kongo
Status quo ante bellum
Spanish-Siam War
(1624–1636)[ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
Location: Southeast Asia (modern Thailand )
Iberian Union
Siam
Dutch East India Company
Defeat
Battle of Duyon River (1629)
Location: Malay Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Sultanate of Aceh
Decisive Victory
Aceh's forces destroyed (loses 236 ships, 19,000 soldiers)
Motim das Maçarocas
(1629)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Union
Portuguese independentists
Victory
Mombasa war
(1631–32)
Location: East Africa (modern Kenya )
Portuguese Empire
Mombasa Sultanate
Victory
Siege of Hooghly
(1632)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Mughal Empire
Defeat
Portuguese expedition to Mombasa of 1632
Location: East Africa (modern Kenya )
Portuguese Empire
Safavid Empire
Omani Empire
Defeat
Manuelinho Revolt
(1637)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Union
Portuguese independentists
Victory
Battle of Gannoruwa
(1638)
Location: Sri Lanka
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Kandy
Defeat
Siege of Daman (1638–1639)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Mughal Empire
Victory
Mazagan Ambush
(1640)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Portuguese Empire
Republic of Salé
Defeat
Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Kingdom of Portugal
Crown of Spain (Castile and Aragon )
Victory
Battle of Mbororé
Location: South America (modern Misiones Province , Argentina )
Portuguese Empire
Tupi people
Spanish Empire
Defeat
Acclamation of Amador Bueno
(1641)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Nativists
Victory
Failure in forming a kingdom
Amador Bueno swears loyalty to king John IV
Siege of Muscat (1650)
Location: Gulf of Oman
Portuguese Empire
Omani Empire
Defeat
End of Portuguese rule in Oman and presence on the Persian Gulf .
Cachaça Revolt
(1660–1661)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Rio de Janeiro Rebels
Victory
Raid of Tangier
(1662)
Location: North Africa (Morocco )
Portuguese Empire
Supported by:
Kingdom of England
Khadir Ghaïlan forces
Supported by:
Crown of Spain
Saadi Morocco
Stalemate
Kongo Civil War (1665–1709)
Location: Central Africa (modernAngola and Congo region )
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Kongo
Kimpanzu dynasty forces
Kinlaza dynasty forces
Soyo and Ngoyo
Supported by:
Dutch West India Company
Stalemate
Dutch-Zamorin Conflicts
(1666–1758)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Zamorin
United Kingdom
Portuguese Empire [ 26] [ a]
Dutch Republic
Defeat
Conjuration of Our Father
(1666)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Pernambuco Rebels
Victory
Battle of Pungo Andongo
(1671)
Location: Central Africa (modernAngola )
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Ndongo
Victory
Battle of Katole
(1681)
Location: Central Africa (modernAngola )
Portuguese Empire
Kingdom of Matamba
Pirric Victory
Barbarians' War
(1683–1713)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Confederation of the Cariris
Victory
Maratha–Portuguese War (1683–1684)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Maratha Confederacy
Victory
Portuguese territory in India defended.
Beckman Revolt
(1684)
Location: Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Maranhão Rebels
Victory
Mughal–Portuguese War (1692–1693)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Mughal Empire
Victory
Portuguese territory in India defended.
Taro Revolt
(1694–1695)
Location: Azores
Portugal
São Jorge peasants
Victory
Battle of Daman (1694)
Location: India
Portuguese Empire
Omani Empire
Victory
Omani–Portuguese conflict (1696–1714)
Location: Indian Ocean , Southeast Africa , India
Portuguese Empire
Omani Empire
Indecisive
War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714)
On South America:
Spain loyal to Charles
Holy Roman Empire :
Great Britain (formed in 1707) [ 27]
Dutch Republic
Portugal (from 1703)
Savoy
Danish Auxiliary Corps
co-belligerent:[ 28]
Spain loyal to Philip
France
Bavaria (until 1704)
Duchy of Mantua (until 1708)
Cologne (until 1702)
Liège (until 1702)
co-belligerent:[ 28]
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.
Spain cedes the Colony of Sacramento to the Portuguese Empire
Mura War
(18th century)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Mura people
Victory
War of the Emboabas
(1707–1709)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Paulistas (Bandeirantes )
Victory
Mascate War
(1710–1711)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Vila de Olinda
Victory
Salt Revolt
(1710–1720)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
São Paulo Rebels
Victory
Mandu Ladino Revolt
(1712–1719)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Tupi people
Victory
Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718)
Location: Peloponnese , Aegean Sea , Ionian Islands , Dalmatia
Republic of Venice Austria (from 1716) Kingdom of Portugal Order of Malta Papal States Spain
Ottoman Empire
Defeat
Vila Rica Revolt
(1720)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Supporters of Filipe dos Santos
Victory
Manaó War
(1723–1728)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Manaó people
Victory
Expedition to Cabinda
(1723)
Location: Central Africa (modernAngola )
Portuguese Empire
British Empire
Kingdom of Ngoyo
Victory
Maratha–Portuguese War (1725–1726)[ 29] [full citation needed ] Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Maratha Confederacy
Inconclusive
Terço Velho Motin
(1728)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Terço Velho Regiment
Victory
Portuguese-Omani conflict (1728–1729)
Location: Indian Ocean , Southeast Africa
Portuguese Empire
Swahili city-states rebels against Oman
Omani Empire
Swahili city-states rebels against Portugal
Statu Quo Ante Bellum
Maratha–Portuguese War (1729–1732)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Supported by:
Maratha Confederacy
Victory
Novas Conquistas (1729–1789)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Supported by:
Rajahnate of Soonda
Kingdom of Sawantwadi
Kingdom of Mysore
Maratha Empire
Victory
Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–37)
Location: South America , Río de la Plata Basin (modern Uruguay )
Portuguese Empire
Spanish Empire
Victory
Battle of Vasai
(1739)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portuguese Empire
Maratha Confederacy
Defeat
Naval Battle of Calicut (1752)
Location: Indian subcontinent
Portugal
Maratha Empire
Victory
Guaraní War (1754–56)
Location: South America , Misiones Orientales (modern Paraguay , Argentina , Brazil )
Portugal
Spain
Guaraní
Jesuits
Victory
Ratification of the Exchange Treaty .
Declaration of the border between Spain and Portugal in South America
Treaty of El Pardo .
Total abandonment of the eastern missions by the Guarani (Transfer of the Guarani out of the territories ceded to Portugal.).
Seven Years' War (1756–1763)
Location: Europe , North America , West Indies , South America , West Africa , India , Philippines
Great Britain
Prussia Portugal (from 1762)
Hanover Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Hesse-Kassel Schaumburg-Lippe
Iroquois Confederacy
Filipino rebels
France
Austria
Electorate of Saxony Russia (until 1762) Spain (from 1762)
Sweden (1757–62) Abenaki nation Mughal Empire (from 1757)
Victory
First Curvelo Conspiracy
(1760–1763)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Conspirators
Victory
War of Galangue (1768–1769)[ 30] Location: Angola
Portuguese Empire
Galangue Kingdom
Victory
Inconfidence of Mariana
(1769)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Inconfidents
Victory
Siege of Mazagan (1769)
Location: Morocco
Portuguese Empire
Sultanate of Morocco
Defeat
First Luso-Ovimbo War
(1774–1778)
Location: Angola
Portuguese Empire
Ovimbundu Kingdoms
Victory
Inconfidence of Sabará
(1775)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Inconfidents
Victory
Second Curvelo Conspiracy
(1776)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Conspirators
Victory
Spanish-Portuguese War (1776–1777)
Location: South America , Río de la Plata Basin (modern Argentina , Uruguay and southern Brazil )
Portuguese Empire
Spanish Empire
Defeat
Bombardment of Algiers (1784)
Location: North Africa (Algeria )
Spain Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily Order of Saint John Portugal
Regency of Algiers
Victory
Inconfidência Mineira
(1789)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Inconfidents
Victory
Failed Independence of Minas Gerais.
War of the Pyrenees (1793–1795)
Location: Iberian Peninsula and Pyrenees
Spain Portugal [ b] French Émigrés
France
Defeat
Rio de Janeiro Conjuration
(1794–1795)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Conjurates from Rio
Victory
Failed Independence of Rio de Janeiro
1798 Revolt of the Alfaiates
(1796–1799)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Conjurates from Bahia
Victory
Failed Independence of Bahia
Mediterranean campaign of 1798
Location: Mediterranean Sea
Great Britain
Portugal
Russia [ c]
Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Naples
Hospitaller Malta
France Spain
Victory
Conspiracy of the Suassunas
(1800–1801)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Pernambuco rebels
Victory
Failed Independence of Pernambuco
War of the Oranges (1801)
Location: Iberian Peninsula , South America (Río de la Plata and Guiana region )
Portugal
Spain
France
Defeat in Europe Victory in South America
Invasion of Portugal (1807)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Portugal
French Empire
Spain
Defeat
Peninsular War (1808–1814)
Location: Iberian Peninsula and Southern France
Bourbon Spain
United Kingdom Portugal
French Empire Bonapartist Spain
Duchy of Warsaw
Kingdom of Italy
Confederation of the Rhine
Swiss Confederation
Victory
Portuguese conquest of French Guiana (1809)
Location: South America (The Guianas )
Portugal
United Kingdom
French Empire
Victory
Battle of the Tiger's Mouth (1809–1810)
Location: China (Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area )
Portugal
Red Flag Fleet
Victory
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811–1812)
Location: Río de la Plata Basin (Uruguay )
Portugal
United Provinces of the River Plate
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Inconclusive
War of the Sixth Coalition (1813–1814)
Location: Europe
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 [ d]
Victory Treaty of Fontainebleau , First Treaty of Paris
War of the Seventh Coalition (1815)
Location: Europe
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)
Location: Río de la Plata Basin (Uruguay and Argentina )
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Federal League
Victory
Annexation of the Banda Oriental to the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.
Pernambucan Revolt
(1817)
Location: Brazil
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Rebels from Pernambuco
Rebels from Paraíba
Rebels from Potiguares
Victory
Revolt suppressed
Dissolution of the Comarca das Alagoas in the Pernambucan territory
Failed Independence of Pernambuco
Lisbon Conspiration
(1817)
Location: Portugal
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Supremo Conselho Regenerador de Portugal e do Algarve
Victory
Oporto Liberal Revolution
(1820)
Location: Portugal
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Liberals
Defeat
Martinhada Revolt
(1820)
Location: Portugal
Junta Provisional do Governo Supremo do Reino
Radical liberals
Traditionalists
Victory
Liberal Revolution in Bahia and Grão-Pará
(1821)
Location: Brazil
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Captaincy of Bahia
Captaincy of Grão-Pará
Victory
Revolt suppressed
Increase of the liberal movement in Rio de Janeiro
Constitutionalist revolt of the slaves
(1821–1822)
Location: Brazil
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Minas Gerais slaves
Inconclusive
Rebels dispersed with the Proclamation of Independence
Brazilian War of Independence
(1822–1824)
Location: Brazil
Portugal
Empire of Brazil European mercenaries
Defeat
Vilafrancada
(1823)
Location: Portugal
Portugal
Miguelites
Victory
April Revolt
(1824)
Location: Portugal
Portugal
Miguelites
Victory
Liberal Wars (1828–1834)
Location: Iberian Peninsula (Portugal )
Liberal (Forces of Queen Maria II and Pedro IV )
Supported by:
Spain (Since 1834)
United Kingdom
France (Since 1830)
Belgian volunteers (1832–1834) [ 31]
Miguelites (Forces of King Miguel )
Supported by:
Spain (Until 1833)
Holy Alliance
Carlists
Liberal Victory
First Carlist War (1833–1840)
Location: Iberian Peninsula (Spain )
Carlists (Forces of Infante Carlos )
Supported by: Portugal (until 1834)
Holy Alliance [ 32]
Miguelites
Liberals (Forces of Queen Isabella II )
Supported by: France United Kingdom Portugal (from 1834)
Liberal Victory
Revolta dos Calcetas
(1835)
Location: Portugal
Portugal
Miguelites insurgents
Victory
September Revolution
(1836)
Location: Portugal
Portugal
Septembrists (radical liberals)
Defeat
Marnotas Conspiracy
(1837)
Location: Portugal
Portugal
Miguelites insurgents
Victory
Revolt of the Marshals
(1837)
Location: Portugal
Portugal
Cartista insurgents
Victory
Bolama Question
(1838–1870)
Location: West Africa , Guinea-Bissau
Portugal
United Kingdom
Victory
Torres Novas Revolt
(1844)
Location: Portugal
Portugal
Anti-Cabralism insurgents
Victory
Patuleia (1846)
Location: Portugal
Forces of Queen Maria II
Quadruple Alliance
Junta in Porto forces
Moderate Liberal Victory
Revolt of the Faitiões (1846)
Location: China (Macau )
Portugal
Chinese rebels
Victory
Baishaling Incident (1849)
Location: China (Macau )
Portugal
China
Victory
Guerras de Cassange
(1850–62)
Location: Angola
Portugal
Native peoples
Victory
Guerras do Nano
(1855–74)
Location: Angola
Portugal
Native peoples
Victory
Serpa Pinto Incident[ 33]
(1889)
Location: Southern Africa (modern Zambia )
Portugal
Kololo people
Inconclusive
Anglo-Portuguese conflict on Manicaland[ 34]
(1890–1891)
Location: Southern Africa
Portugal
United Kingdom
Defeat
2nd Luso-Ovimbo War
(1890–1904)
Location: Angola
Portugal
Ovimbundu Kingdoms
Victory
31 January 1891 Revolt
(1891)
Location: Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal
Republicans
Victory
Battle of Mufilo (1907)
Location: Angola
Portugal
Ovambo
Victory
Municipal Library Elevator Coup
(1908)
Location: Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal
Republicans
Carbonária
Victory
5 October 1910 revolution
(1910)
Location: Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal
Republicans
Carbonária
Defeat