Battle of the Lines of Elvas

Battle of the Lines of Elvas
	Part of the Portuguese Restoration War
	; Praça de Elvas sitiada pello Exercito Castelhano e levantamento do Sitio a forçoa das armas porteguesas em. 14.Ja. 1.6.5.9., engraving by Dirk Stoop, c. 1662
Date	14 January 1659
Location	Elvas, Portalegre District, Portugal38°53′27.24″N 7°10′37.20″W / 38.8909000°N 7.1770000°W
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal	Spain
Commanders and leaders
António Meneses; André Ribafria †	Luis de Haro
Strength
10,500 ; 50 cannons	15,800; 10 cannons
Casualties and losses
898 killed, wounded and captured	11,200 killed, wounded and captured
	Location within Portugal Battle of the Lines of Elvas (Spain) Battle of the Lines of Elvas (Mediterranean)

The Battle of the Lines of Elvas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛlvɐʃ]), was fought on 14 January 1659, in Elvas, between Portugal and Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War. It ended in a decisive Portuguese victory.