The Siege of Almeida took place in August 1762 when a Spanish force besieged and captured the city of Almeida from it's Portuguese defenders during the Seven Years' War. The city was taken on 25 August as part of the Spanish invasion of Portugal by a Spanish army commanded by the Conte De Aranda. The force that captured Almeida was part of a major Spanish offensive to overrun Portugal.

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  • The Siege of Almeida took place in August 1762 when a Spanish force besieged and captured the city of Almeida from it's Portuguese defenders during the Seven Years' War. The city was taken on 25 August as part of the Spanish invasion of Portugal by a Spanish army commanded by the Conte De Aranda. The force that captured Almeida was part of a major Spanish offensive to overrun Portugal. A northern pincer invaded Portugal from Galicia crossing the Douro and threatening Oporto while the southern force crossed the border from Ciudad Rodrigo and preceded towards the major Portuguese fortification of Almeida. It was captured after a brief siege, but a further Spanish advance was stalled by the arrival of 8,000 British troops - and their disruption of Spanish supplies at the Battle of Valencia de Alcántara. Almeida was garrisoned by Aranda, but it remained the only major fortress in Spanish hands by the close of the war, and was returned to the Portuguese following the Treaty of Paris in exchange for the return of Cuba and the Phillipines to Spain by the British.
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  • The Siege of Almeida took place in August 1762 when a Spanish force besieged and captured the city of Almeida from it's Portuguese defenders during the Seven Years' War. The city was taken on 25 August as part of the Spanish invasion of Portugal by a Spanish army commanded by the Conte De Aranda. The force that captured Almeida was part of a major Spanish offensive to overrun Portugal.
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