War of the Oranges
| War of the Oranges | |||||||||
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| Part of the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||||
Manuel Godoy portrayed by Francisco de Goya in 1801 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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| João de Lafões | |||||||||
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| 18,000 soldiers | 60,000 soldiers | ||||||||
The War of the Oranges (Portuguese: Guerra das Laranjas; French: Guerre des Oranges; Spanish: Guerra de las Naranjas) 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.