Battle of Praia da Vitória

Battle of Praia Bay

Date	11 August 1829
Location	Praia Bay, Terceira island, Azores
Result	Loyalist victory

Belligerents

Loyalists

Miguelites

Commanders and leaders

Queen Maria II
Duke of Terceira

Dom Miguel
José António Azevedo e Lemos

Liberal Wars
Belfastada Pico do Seleiro Praia Bay Tagus Ladeira da Velha Mindelo Ponte Ferreira Porto Souto Redondo Cape Saint Vincent Cova da Piedade Alcácer do Sal Pernes Almoster Sant’Ana Asseiceira

The Battle of Praia Bay was fought on August 11, 1829, between Portuguese loyalists and a Miguelite fleet as part of the Portuguese civil war.

The Miguelites under command of José António Azevedo e Lemos attempted to disembark troops on Terceira island, but were defeated by the loyalist troops under command of the Duke of Terceira who controlled a dozen small forts and artillery batteries along five kilometers of the coast. The defeat of the absolutists in this battle was decisive for the affirmation and posterior victory of the liberal ideas in Portugal.

After the war, the municipality of Praia was renamed as Praia da Vitória.

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