Blockade of Lisbon (1650)

Blockade of Lisbon (1650)
Part of the English Civil War

Prince Rupert's voyage to Lisbon
DateMarch – September 1650[1]
Location
Tagus River, Portugal
Result Parliamentarian victory[2]
Belligerents
Kingdom of England Parliamentarians
 France[2]
Spain[2]		 Royalists
Portugal[2]
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of England Robert Blake Prince Rupert

The blockade of Lisbon was a naval confrontation in 1650 between the Parliamentary fleet under Robert Blake and the Royalist fleet commanded by Prince Rupert, which had taken refuge in Portugal.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Saturnino Monteiro (1989) Batalhas e combates da Marinha Portuguesa: 1626-1668 p. 295.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Anderson (1931) The Royalists at Sea in 1650
  3. ↑ Prince Rupert at Lisbon, 1649-50
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