Battle of Tabocas
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| Battle of Tabocas | |||||||
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| Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dutch Republic |
 Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hendrik van Haus[3] | João Fernandes Vieira[4] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,100 men[5] | 900 men (including 200 Native allies[6]) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Tabocas, also known as the Battle of Mount Tabocas, was fought between the Dutch and the Portuguese army.
The battle took place on Mount Tabocas, in the Hereditary Captaincy of Pernambuco, on 3 August 1645. It was won by the Portuguese forces. The battle was the first major victory in the nine-year period of war that would lead to the retreat of the Dutch from Northeastern Brazil.
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References
- Lourenço, Paula.Battles of Portuguese History - Defence of the Overseas. - Volume X. (2006)
- David Marley, Wars of the Americas: a chronology of armed conflict in the New World, 1492 to the present (1998) ISBN 978-0-87436-837-6
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