The siege of Recife was a battle between Dutch and Portuguese forces near modern-day Recife, Brazil, in 1630.
| Siege of Recife | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil | |||||||
.jpg) Dutch siege of Olinda and Recife | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dutch Republic |
 Portugal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hendrick Lonck[1] | Matias de Albuquerque[1] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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7,000 Troops 67 Ships | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
In the summer of 1629, the Dutch coveted a newfound interest in obtaining the captaincy of Pernambuco, the largest and richest sugar-producing area in the world.[2][3] The Dutch fleet of 65 ships was led by Hendrick Corneliszoon Loncq. The Dutch West India Company gained control of Olinda by 16 February 1630, and Recife (the capital of Pernambuco) and the island of António Vaz (opposite to the town) by 3 March.[3]
This began a war over Brazil, which would see the Dutch establish a colony called New Holland and end with the Portuguese regaining their captured possessions.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Jaques p.845
- ^ Levine, Robert M.; Crocitti, John J.; Kirk, Robin; Starn, Orin (1999). The Brazil Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Duke University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0822322900. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Recife—A City Made by Sugar". Awake!. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
References
edit- 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)