Filips van Zuylen's campaign agaisnt Luanda

Dutch campaign agaisnt Luanda (1624)
Part of Dutch–Portuguese War

The city of Luanda by Johannes Vingboons (1665)
DateJune to December 1, 1624
Location
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Dutch West India Company Dutch West India Company Portugal Kingdom of Portugal
Commanders and leaders
First attack:
Dutch West India Company Filips van Zuylen
Second attack:
Dutch West India Company Filips van Zuylen
Dutch West India Company Piet Hein
First attack:
Portugal Simão de Mascarenhas
Portugal Fernão de Sousa
Second attack:
Portugal Fernão de Sousa

The Filips van Zuylen's campaign agaisnt Luanda took place in 1624, it was an episode of the Dutch-Portuguese War that resulted in a heavy defeat for the Dutch West India Company. After two failed attempts to conquer the city, the invading forces would retreat.[1]

  1. ^ Carvalhal, Hélder; Murteira, André; Jesus, Roger Lee de (2021-04-05). The First World Empire: Portugal, War and Military Revolution. Routledge. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-000-37282-3.