Battle of Casicola

Battle of Casicola
Part of the Angolan Wars
Date25 August 1585
Location
Casicola, Angola
Result Portuguese victory.
Belligerents
Portugal Kingdom of Ndongo
Commanders and leaders
André Ferreira Pereira Andala Quitunga
Strength
130 Portuguese soldiers
8,000 Ambundu auxiliaries
6,000-12,000
Casualties and losses
None Heavy

The battle of Casicola was an armed engagement between Portugal and the Kingdom of Ndongo on August 24, 1585, during the Angolan Wars. It resulted in an important Portuguese victory, that was decisive to the control the region around Luanda.