Battle of San Salvador (1641)

Battle of San Salvador (1641)

Spanish Colony of Keelung and Tamsui
DateAugust 1641
Location
Keelung, Taiwan
25°8′N 121°44′E / 25.133°N 121.733°E / 25.133; 121.733
Result
  • Tactical victory for the Spanish; strategic victory for the Dutch
  • the Danshui fall to the Dutch sphere of influence
Belligerents
Spain Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Gonzalo Portillo Paulus Traudenius
Strength
40 Spanish soldiers, 18 Kapampangan soldiers and a company of Cagayanos 205 Dutch soldiers and 500 aboriginal warriors
Location within Taiwan

The Battle of San Salvador (1641), also known as the First Battle of San Salvador, was an expedition launched by the Dutch and their aboriginal allies in Taiwan against the Spanish in 1641.

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