Editing Liberal Wars (section)

{{Short description|Civil war in the Kingdom of Portugal (1828–1834)}}
{{Other uses|Portuguese civil war (disambiguation){{!}}Portuguese civil war}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict          = Portuguese Civil War
| partof            = 
| campaign          = 
| image             = Battle of Ferreira Bridge.jpg
| image_size        = 300px
| caption           = [[Battle of Ponte Ferreira|Battle of Ferreira Bridge]], 23 July 1832
| date              = 18 May 1828 – 16 May 1834<br/>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=05|day1=18|year1=1828|month2=05|day2=16|year2=1834}})
| place             = [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]]
| result            = Liberal victory 
*[[Concession of Evoramonte]]
| combatant1        = {{flagdeco|Portugal|1830}} [[Pedro I of Brazil|Liberals]]<hr>
'''Supported by:'''
{{plainlist |
*{{flagdeco|Spain|1785}} [[History of Spain (1810–1873)|Spain]] (1833–1834)
*{{flagdeco|UKGBI}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]
*{{flagdeco|July Monarchy}} [[July Monarchy|France]] (1832–1834)
*{{flagdeco|Belgium}} [[Belgian Legion (Liberal Wars)|Belgian volunteers]] (1832–1834)<ref>{{cite web|title=Belgian Corps 1832–35 in Portugal's Liberal Wars|date=11 June 2006|url=http://balagan.info/belgian-corps-1832-35-in-portugals-liberal-wars|access-date=17 February 2013}}</ref>
}}
| combatant2        = {{flagdeco|Portugal|1707}} [[Miguelites]]<hr>
'''Supported by:'''
{{plainlist |
*{{flagdeco|Spain|1785}} [[History of Spain (1810–1873)|Spain]] (1832–1833)
*{{flagdeco|Russian Empire}} [[Russian Empire|Russia]]
*{{flagicon|Papal States|23px}} [[Papal States|Catholic Church]]
}}
| commander1        = {{plainlist |
*{{flagdeco|Portugal|1830}} [[Pedro I of Brazil|Pedro IV]]
*{{flagdeco|Portugal|1830}} [[Maria II of Portugal|Maria II]]
*{{flagdeco|Portugal|1830}} [[António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira|Duke of Terceira]]
*{{flagdeco|Portugal|1830}} [[João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha|Marshal Saldanha]]
*{{flagdeco|Portugal|1830}} [[Charles Napier (Royal Navy officer)|Charles Napier]]
}}
| commander2        = {{plainlist |
*{{flagdeco|Portugal|1707}} [[Miguel of Portugal|Miguel I]]
*{{flagdeco|Portugal|1707}} [[Luís Vaz Pereira Pinto Guedes|Luís Guedes]]
*{{flagdeco|Portugal|1707}} [[Manuel Gregório de Sousa Pereira de Sampaio|Manuel de Sousa]]
*{{flagdeco|Portugal|1707}} [[Álvaro Xavier da Fonseca Coutinho e Póvoas|Álvaro Póvoas]]
*{{flagdeco|Portugal|1707}} [[Remexido]]{{Executed}}
}}
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| casualties1       = 
| casualties2       = 
| campaignbox       = {{Campaignbox Liberal Wars}}
}}

The '''Liberal Wars''' ({{Langx|pt|Guerras Liberais}}), also known as the '''Portuguese Civil War''' ({{lang|pt|Guerra Civil Portuguesa}}) and the '''War of the Two Brothers''' ({{lang|pt|Guerra dos Dois Irmãos}}) was a [[civil war]] in Portugal that lasted from May 1828 to May 1834, fought between [[liberalism|liberal]] [[Progressivism|progressive]] [[Constitutional monarchy|constitutionalists]] (led by former King [[Pedro IV of Portugal|Pedro IV]]) and [[conservative]] [[Absolutism (European history)|traditionalists]] (led by King [[Miguel I]]) over the country's [[system of government]] and royal succession. Embroiled parties included the [[Kingdom of Portugal]], Portuguese rebels, the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]], [[July Monarchy|France]], the [[Catholic Church]], [[Spain]] and [[Russian Empire|Russia]].