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Siege of Lisbon (1384) (Portuguese Interregnum)
From May to September 1384, Castilian King John I besieged Lisbon during the Portuguese Interregnum, attempting to annex Portugal in the name of his …
Timeline
- 1384Lisbon · PortugalAfter the Battle of Atoleiros, John I advanced with the Castilian main force on the Portuguese capital, surrounding Lisbon by land and sending a fleet to blockade the Tagus estuary, attempting to cut trade and supplies to force the Aviz party to surrender.
- 1384Tagus estuary · LisbonDuring the siege Lisbon fell into famine. On July 18, Rui Pereira forced a breakthrough of the Castilian naval blockade with the Portuguese fleet to deliver food to the city, but three of four ships were captured and Rui Pereira was killed in action; Almada on the south bank subsequently surrendered to Castile.
- 1384Lisbon · PortugalPlague broke out in the Castilian camp (chronicles mostly record dysentery or plague), and with supplies cut off and continued Portuguese harassment, John I ordered the siege raised on September 3 and withdrew to Castile; weeks later his fleet also left the Tagus, and the siege ended in a Portuguese victory.
Sources
- Crónica de D. João I — Fernão Lopes (1945)
- Siege of Lisbon (1384) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Lisbon_(1384)
- 1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1383%E2%80%931385_Portuguese_interregnum