Second Portuguese–Ovimbundu War
| Second Portuguese–Ovimbundu War | |||||||
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Ovimbundu area within modern day Angola | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Portuguese Empire |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Carlos I Cabral de Moncada Pais Brandão Joaquim Teixeira Moutinho Pedro Massano de Amorim |
Kalandula (POW) Mutu ya Kevela † Samakaka Livongue † Civava † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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750 troops 1,000 Auxiliaries | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minimal | +2,000 casualties | ||||||
| +120 civilians | |||||||
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The Second Portuguese–Ovimbundu War, also known as the Bailundo revolt and the National Liberation Revolt in Angola, was an armed conflict between the kingdoms of the Ovimbundu people, primarily the Bailundo kingdom, against the Portuguese Empire.
The conflict was motivated by Portuguese colonial ambitions, control of trade routes, and the sudden decline in the price of rubber, pitting the Ovimbundu people against European immigrants and colonial representatives.
Considered the largest military exercise on African soil against a colonial power before World War I, it lasted from 1890 to 1904, ending in a Portuguese victory.