Battle of Katole

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Battle of Katole
Date 4 September 1681 Location Katole, Angola Result See aftermath
Belligerents
Kingdom of Matamba	Portuguese Empire
Commanders and leaders
King Francisco Guterres Ngola kannini †	Captain Luís Lopes de Sequeira †
Strength
Unknown infantry	530 Portuguese infantry 37 cavalry 10,000 empacaceiros.[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown but substantial	Unknown but substantial

The Battle of Katole was a military engagement between forces of Portuguese Angola and the Kingdom of Matamba. The battle took place on 4 September 1681 at Katole in what is today Angola. It was one of the largest military engagements anywhere in the world during the 17th century.^{[citation needed]}