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Naval Battle of the Tejo

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34 ships
  
53 ships

Date
  
July 1384

3 ships lost
  
Unknown

Result
  
Strategic Portuguese victory

Combatants
  
Kingdom of Portugal, Crown of Castile

Similar
  
1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum, Battle of Trancoso, Siege of Lisbon, Battle of Atoleiros, Battle of Aljubarrota

The Battle of Tejo took place on July 1384, in the Tagus river (Tejo in Portuguese), 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 breaking the blockade with much needed supplies was a major victory for Portugal. The Castilians would later retreat from the siege.

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Naval Battle of the Tejo Wikipedia