✦ History

Part of Seven Years' War

Fantastic War

1762 – 1763

Result Anglo-Portuguese victory in Europe; stalemate in South America

Spain and France invaded Portugal, which Britain helped defend, and fought Portugal in South America. The invasions of Portugal failed; the colonial fighting was mixed.

Contemporaries

Portugal

Spain

Portugal
Great Britain
Spain
France
John Burgoyne military commander William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe military commander John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun military commander George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend military commander
Nicolás de Carvajal, Marquis of Sarria military commander Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda military commander

Before and after

Ended by
Treaty of Paris (1763) February 10, 1763

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