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{{Short description|1630 siege}}
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| partof = [[Dutch-Portuguese War]]
| caption = Dutch siege of Olinda and Recife
| partof = the [[Dutch invasions of Brazil]]
| date = February 14 – March 3, 1630
| date = February 14 – March 3, 1630
| place = [[Pernambuco]], [[Brazil]]
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The '''Siege of Recife''' was a battle between Dutch and Portuguese forces near modern-day [[Recife]], Brazil in 1630.
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In the summer of 1629, the Dutch coveted a newfound interest in obtaining the captaincy of [[captaincy of Pernambuco|Pernambuco]], the largest and richest sugar-producing area in the world.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R28K2JA9PM8C&pg=PA121 |title=The Brazil Reader: History, Culture, Politics|page=121|isbn=0822322900|access-date=21 September 2016|last1=Levine|first1=Robert M.|last2=Crocitti|first2=John J.|last3=Kirk|first3=Robin|last4=Starn|first4=Orin|year=1999}}</ref><ref name="Sugar">{{cite web|url=http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102005410|title=Recife—A City Made by Sugar|publisher=Awake!|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> The Dutch fleet of 65 ships was led by [[Hendrick Lonck|Hendrick Corneliszoon Loncq]]; the GWC gained control of Olinda by 16 February 1630, and Recife (the capital of Pernambuco) and António Vaz by March 3.<ref name="Sugar"/>


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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.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R28K2JA9PM8C&pg=PA121 |title=The Brazil Reader: History, Culture, Politics|page=121|isbn=0822322900|access-date=21 September 2016|last1=Levine|first1=Robert M.|last2=Crocitti|first2=John J.|last3=Kirk|first3=Robin|last4=Starn|first4=Orin|year=1999|publisher=Duke University Press }}</ref><ref name="Sugar">{{cite web|url=http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102005410|title=Recife—A City Made by Sugar|publisher=Awake!|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> The Dutch fleet of 65 ships was led by [[Hendrick Lonck|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 Recife) by 3 March.<ref name="Sugar"/>
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This began a war over Brazil, which would see the Dutch establish a colony called [[Dutch Brazil|New Holland]] and end with the Portuguese taking all of their captured possessions back.

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This began [[Dutch invasions of Brazil|a war over Brazil]], which would see the Dutch establish a colony called [[Dutch Brazil|New Holland]] and end with the Portuguese regaining their captured possessions.

==See also==
* [[Mauritsstad]]
* [[Recapture of Recife (1652–1654)]]


==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 12:59, 7 July 2024

Siege of Recife
Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil

Dutch siege of Olinda and Recife
DateFebruary 14 – March 3, 1630
Location
Pernambuco, Brazil
Result Dutch victory
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

The Siege of Recife was a battle between Dutch and Portuguese forces near modern-day Recife, Brazil in 1630.

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 Recife) 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[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Jaques p.845
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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)

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