Battle of Tabocas
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Battle of Tabocas | |||||||
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Part of Dutch-Portuguese War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch Republic | Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||
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[3] | [4] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1100 men[5] | 900 men (including 200 Native allies[6]) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Battle of Tabocas, also known as the Battle of Mount Tabocas, was fought between the Dutch and the Portuguese army.
The battle took place on , in the Hereditary Captaincy of Pernambuco, on 3 August 1645. It was won by the Portuguese forces. The battle was the first major victory in the nine-year period of war that would lead to the retreat of the Dutch from Northeastern Brazil.
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References[]
- Lourenço, Paula.Battles of Portuguese History - Defence of the Overseas. - Volume X. (2006)
- David Marley, Wars of the Americas: a chronology of armed conflict in the New World, 1492 to the present (1998) ISBN 978-0-87436-837-6
Categories:
- Conflicts in 1645
- Battles involving the Dutch Republic
- Battles involving Brazil
- Battles involving Portugal
- Battles of the Dutch–Portuguese War
- Portuguese colonization of the Americas
- 1640s in Brazil
- 1645 in South America
- Battle stubs
- Brazilian military stubs