Siege of Recife (1630)

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Siege of Recife
Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil
Dutch siege of Olinda and Recife
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 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. The Dutch fleet of 65 ships was led by 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.

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.

Notes

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

• 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)