Portuguese conquest of Barue
| Barue Campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of Campaigns of Pacification and Occupation | |||||||||
Barue, between Gorongosa and Manica | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kingdom of Portugal | Kingdom of Barue | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| João de Azevedo Coutinho | Makombe Hanga | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 16,000 men | ~10,000 warriors | ||||||||
The Portuguese conquest of Barue, also known as the Barue Campaign was a military operation undertaken in 1902. It was part of the Portuguese Campaigns of Pacification and Occupation and it resulted in the annexation of the Kingdom of Barue to Portuguese Mozambique.