September 12, 2020 ☼ history ☼ 1385AD ☼ battles ☼ portugal

635 years since the famous Battle of Aljubarota

In 1385 Joao I, King of Portugal, defeated a 6-times larger army of the Castilian King Juan I, securing the Portuguese independence.

Great article below.

http://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2018/08/31/the-battle-of-aljubarotta-1385/amp/

Also, a very nice animation here: