This book deals with a series of military operations that occurred
in Portugal in 1762 and 1763, during the Seven Years' War, and
which have been largely dismissed by the historiography. They are
collectively called the Guerra Fantastica ,'Fantastical War', given
the fact that the military units of the countries involved carried
out multiple movements while not engaging in any battle. This work
begins with an introduction to the phenomenon of war as a whole, to
the environment in Europe at the time, and to the military
framework of the conflict. It then describes the events that led to
the participation of Portugal in the Seven Years' War and the way
in which the conflict in Portugal began. It continues with a
presentation of the various forces involved. For this purpose, it
analyses in detail the weakness of the Portuguese army, the
military reinforcements that were obtained from England, and the
arrival in Portugal of the Count of Lippe, whom the King of England
had recommended to the King of Portugal to be the commander of the
forces, given his recognized ability for the task. It proceeds with
an account of the events of the war, starting with an analysis of
the invasion of the North of Portugal by the Spanish army and its
later withdrawal to Spain. It continues with a description of how
the Spanish army, once strengthened by French units, again invaded
Portuguese territory, and the events that occurred until its second
withdrawal. Despite the numerical superiority of the Bourbon army,
the difficulties of the terrain, the efficient command of the Count
of Lippe, and the manoeuvres of the Anglo-Portuguese army prevented
it from reaching victory and forced its return to Spain. The book
is an important piece of research, based on archival material. It
explores contemporary correspondence between the Court of Spain and
the commanders of the force that invaded Portugal, which is
available at the Archive of Simancas. It makes use, moreover, of
the correspondence between the Secretary of State of Portugal, the
Count of Oeiras, and the Count of Lippe, and between the latter and
his subordinate commanders, which is extant at the Military
Historical Archive of Lisbon. At the same time, this work is
reader-friendly, integrating several notes and original documents
that help clarify certain of its major points, as well as a list of
the units that participated in the military operations.
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