The Battle of Arronches was an encounter between the forces of the Portuguese Empire and of the Spanish Empire in 1653, near Arronches, Alentejo. The Portuguese, significantly outnumbered, managed to outflank the Spanish forces and defeat them badly.

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Battle of Arronches
Part of Portuguese Restoration War
17th-century Portuguese engraving depicting the Battle of Ameixial, one of the battles of the War
Date 8 November 1653 Location Near Arronches, Portugal Result Portuguese victory [1]
Belligerents
Portugal	Spain
Commanders and leaders
D. André de Albuquerque	Unknown
Strength
950 men	1,300 men
Casualties and losses
Low	Very high

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