| Battle of Salvador | |||||||
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| Part of Dutch-Portuguese War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portuguese Empire |
 Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| 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] | ||||||
The First Battle of Salvador was a military engagement between Dutch forces under Governor John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen numbering circa 4600 supported by 30 ships (led by Johan van der Mast) and the Portuguese defensors of the city, commanded by Luís Barbalho.
The battle resulted in a crushing victory for the Portuguese.
References
- ↑ Queiroz, Padre Fernão de, Vida do Venerável Irmão Pedro de Basto, Oficina de Miguel Deslandes, Lisboa, 1689, p. 315
- ↑ Guedes, Max Justo, História Naval Brasileira, Ibrasa, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1986, p.488
- ↑ Guedes, Max Justo, História Naval Brasileira, Ibrasa, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1986, p.488
- ↑ Dorato, Hernâni, Dicionário das Batalhas Brasileiras, Ministério da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1990, p.228
- ↑ Guedes, Max Justo, História Naval Brasileira, Ibrasa, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1986, p.488
- ↑ Guedes, Max Justo, História Naval Brasileira, Ibrasa, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1986, p.488
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