Siege of Recife (1630)

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

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

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

Notes
  1. 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. "Recife—A City Made by Sugar". Awake!. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

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)

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