Recapture of Recife (1652–1654)
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The Recapture of Recife (or Second Siege of Recife) was a military engagement between the Portuguese forces under Francisco Barreto de Meneses and the Dutch forces of Captain Walter Van Loo.[2] After the Dutch defeats at Guararapes, their surviving men, as well as other garrisons of New Holland, joined in the area of Recife (Mauritsstad) in order to make a last stand. However, after fierce fighting, the Portuguese victoriously entered the city and the remaining Dutch were ousted from Brazil.
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Recapture of Recife | |||||||
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Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil | |||||||
A letter written by the Portuguese King John IV ordering the attack on Recife | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch West India Company | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Barreto de Meneses Pedro Jacques[1] | Walter Van Loo[1] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,500 men[1] | Unknown; remnants of the Dutch forces as well as the other garrisons of Dutch Brazil | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown; Dutch presence eliminated from Brazil |
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