Siege of Recife (1630)

Siege of Recife
Part of Dutch-Portuguese War
Date February 14 – March 3, 1630 Location Pernambuco, Brazil Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic	Portugal
Commanders and leaders
Hendrick Lonck	Matias de Albuquerque
Strength
7,000 Troops 67 Ships
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

In 1630 the Dutch captured Recife, in Portuguese Brazil. 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.

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)