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War of the Oranges
  • 1801
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War of the Oranges

Military conflict between Portugal and alliance of France and Spain

Photo: Francisco Goya · Commons · Public domain · Cropped & Resized

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The War of the Oranges was a brief conflict in 1801 in which Spanish forces, instigated by the government of France, and ultimately supported by the French military, invaded Portugal. The war resulted in the Treaty of Badajoz, the loss of Portuguese territory, in particular losing Olivenza to Spain. Six years later, Napoleon would invade both Portugal and Spain in the Peninsular War.

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