After months of preperations, the Spanish army attacked British millitary targets all across the Spanish-Portugeese border. Spain is joining the war in support to our French allies and friends. Portugal and Spain will be united under the Spanish Crown.
The first city to fall was Oporto. After heavy attacks by Spanish artillery, the defenses crumbled and the infantry could move in unopposed.
Lagos fell in the same way. Spanish artillery pounding the British defenders to dust, and the infantry moving in to capture the city without facing opposition.
The most serious action took place against the British fort outside Lisbon. Alot of good artillery and howitzers where destroyed in the attack, but the fort could not hold against the superior numbers the Spanish where able to field. The British troops in the fort where quickly put out of action.
The still fresh Spanish infantry and a mobile artillery attacked Figueira and captured the city.
In the atlantic, a British cargo vessel was sunk by a Spanish Brig.
This only leaves Lisbon under British controll. And we expect the city to fall within 3-4 months.
Spain kindly ask France to aid Spain scientifically, to improve the standard of the Spanish army. This will enable up to fight our common enemy more efficiently.