Dutch campaign agaisnt Luanda (1624) | |||||||
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Part of Dutch–Portuguese War | |||||||
The city of Luanda by Johannes Vingboons (1665) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch West India Company | Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
First attack: Filips van Zuylen Second attack: Filips van Zuylen Piet Hein |
First attack: Simão de Mascarenhas Fernão de Sousa Second attack: 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]