First Battle of Salvador da Bahia

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Battle of Salvador
Part of Dutch-Portuguese War
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Johan Maurits, portrait from the 17th century by unknown artist.
DateMay 1638
Location
Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
12°58′14.99″S 38°30′38.99″W / 12.9708306°S 38.5108306°W / -12.9708306; -38.5108306Coordinates: 12°58′14.99″S 38°30′38.99″W / 12.9708306°S 38.5108306°W / -12.9708306; -38.5108306
Result Portuguese-Spanish victory [1][2]
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire  Spanish Empire Dutch West India Company Dutch West India Company
Commanders and leaders
Giovanni di San Felice
Luís Barbalho
John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen[3]
Johan van der Mast
Strength
1,000 men [4] 4,600 men (including 3,600 Dutch and circa 1,000 native allies)
30 ships [5]
Casualties and losses
Light 500 men killed and wounded
30 men captured[6]
First Battle of Salvador da Bahia is located in Brazil
First Battle of Salvador da Bahia
Location within Brazil

The First Battle of Salvador was fought during the Dutch-Portuguese War in Brazil between a Dutch West India Company's army under the governor of the Dutch colony in Brazil, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, numbering about 4,600 men supported by 30 ships (led by Johan van der Mast) and the Portuguese and Spanish defenders of the city, commanded by Giovanni di San Felice, Count of Bagnolo, and Luís Barbalho. The battle resulted in a clear victory for the Portuguese and Spanish.

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  1. ^ Queiroz, Padre Fernão de, Vida do Venerável Irmão Pedro de Basto, Oficina de Miguel Deslandes, Lisboa, 1689, p. 315
  2. ^ Guedes, Max Justo, História Naval Brasileira, Ibrasa, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1986, p.488
  3. ^ Guedes, Max Justo, História Naval Brasileira, Ibrasa, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1986, p.488
  4. ^ Dorato, Hernâni, Dicionário das Batalhas Brasileiras, Ministério da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1990, p.228
  5. ^ Guedes, Max Justo, História Naval Brasileira, Ibrasa, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1986, p.488
  6. ^ Guedes, Max Justo, História Naval Brasileira, Ibrasa, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1986, p.488
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