Siege of Recife (1630)
Siege of Recife | |||||||
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Part of Dutch-Portuguese War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch Republic | Portugal | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hendrick Lonck[1] | Matias de Albuquerque[1] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,000 Troops 67 Ships | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
In 1630 the Dutch captured Recife, in Portuguese Brazil.[2] This began a war over Brazil, which would see the Dutch establish a colony called New Holland and end with the Portuguese taking all of their captured possessions back.
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jaques p.845
- ^ Klein p.47
References[]
- Klein, Herbert S. African slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean (2007)
- Jaques, Tony Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century (2006)
Categories:
- Military history of Brazil
- History of the Netherlands
- Sieges involving Portugal
- Sieges involving the Dutch Republic
- Conflicts in 1630
- 17th century in Brazil
- 1630 in South America
- Sieges of the Dutch–Portuguese War
- Recife