| Second Battle of Salvador | |||||||
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| Part of Dutch-Portuguese War | |||||||
 John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, the defeated Dutch commander | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portuguese Empire  Spanish Empire |
 Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Luís Barbalho Giovanni di San Felice |
John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen [1] Johan van der Mast [2] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000 men [3] | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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60 men killed 100 men wounded |
700 men killed 500 men wounded and captured [4] | ||||||
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The Second Battle of Salvador was fought during the Dutch-Portuguese War in Brazil between forces of the Dutch West India Company under the governor of the Dutch Brazil, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, 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 and Luís Barbalho. The battle, like the previous one (the First Battle of Salvador da Bahia) was won by Portugal and Spain.
References[]
- ↑ Dorato, Hernâni, Dicionário das Batalhas Brasileiras, Ministério da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1990, p.228
- ↑ Dorato, Hernâni, Dicionário das Batalhas Brasileiras, Ministério da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro, Segundo Volume, Tomo IA, 1990, p.228
- ↑ 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
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