Naval Battle of the Tejo

Battle of Tejo
Part of 1383–1385 Crisis
Date July 1384 Location Tagus River, Lisbon, Portugal Result Portuguese victory[1]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile
Commanders and leaders
Rui Pereira †	Fernando Sanchez de Tovar
Strength
34 ships	53 ships
Casualties and losses
3 ships lost	Unknown

The Battle of Tejo took place on July 1384, between a Portuguese naval force of 34 ships (5 of which were major vessels) with the objective of supplying the besieged city of Lisbon with much needed supplies and the Castilian fleet led by Sanchez de Tovar. Although the Portuguese lost three ships (Castilian casualties are unknown), Portuguese success in reaching Lisbon and giving it the much needed supplies was a major victory for Portugal. The Castilians would later retreat from the siege.

See also

• History of Portugal
• John I of Portugal
• Kingdom of Portugal
• Treaty of Windsor (1386)
• João das Regras
• Hundred Years War

Notes

1. ^ Morais, Tancredo de, História da Marinha Portuguesa, Clube Militar Naval, Lisboa, 1940, p.185 Pereira, António Rodrigues, História da Marinha Portuguesa, Escola Naval, Lisboa, 1983, Parte I, p.147

References

Lopes, Fernão, Crónica de D. João I, Livraria Civilização, Porto, 1945, Vol. I, pp 233, 239, 244, 250, 254, 256, 259

Quintella, Ignacio da Costa, Annaes da Marinha Portugueza, Academia Real das Sciencias, Lisboa, 1839, Tomo I, p. 45

Morais, Tancredo de, História da Marinha Portuguesa, Clube Militar Naval, Lisboa, 1940, p.185 Pereira, António Rodrigues, História da Marinha Portuguesa, Escola Naval, Lisboa, 1983, Parte I, p.147

Martins, Oliveira, Vida de Nun'Álvares, Parceria António Maria Pereira, Lisboa, 1944, p.202 Duro, Cesáreo Fernandez, La Marina de Castilla, EDITMEX, Madrid, 1995, p. 148

Alvarez de la Fuente, Joseph, Sucession Real de España, Herderos de Francisco del Hierro, Madrid, 1735, Parte Tercera, p. 157