Westphalia, Hesse and Lower Saxony Electoral Saxony Brandenburg Silesia East Prussia Pomerania Iberian Peninsula Naval Operations The siege of Almeida took place in August 1762 when a Spanish force besieged and captured the city of Almeida from its Portuguese defenders during the Seven Years' War.

The city was taken on 25 August as part of the invasion of Portugal by a Spanish army commanded by the Count of Aranda.

[1] The force that captured Almeida was part of a major Franco-Spanish offensive to overrun Portugal.

A northern pincer invaded Portugal from Galicia crossing the Douro and threatening Porto while the southern force crossed the border from Ciudad Rodrigo and proceeded towards the major Portuguese fortification of Almeida.

Almeida was garrisoned by Aranda, but it remained the only major fortress in Spanish hands by the close of the war.