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

Dom Miguel

Liberal Wars

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The Battle of Praia Bay was fought on August 11, 1829, between Portuguese loyalists and a Miguelite fleet. The Miguelites attempted to disembark troops on Terceira island but were defeated by the loyalist troops 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.

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