Recapture of Recife (1652–1654)
| Recapture of Recife | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil | |||||||||
A map of Recife | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Dutch West India Company | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Barreto de Meneses Pedro Jacques | Walter Van Loo | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 2,500 men | Unknown; remnants of the Dutch forces as well as the other garrisons of Dutch Brazil | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Recapture of Recife (or the second siege of Recife) was a military engagement between the Portuguese forces under Francisco Barreto de Meneses and the Dutch forces of Captain Walter Van Loo. After the Dutch defeats at Guararapes, their surviving men, as well as other garrisons of New Holland, joined in the area of Mauritsstad (modern-day Recife) in order to make a last stand. However, after fierce fighting, the Portuguese victoriously entered the city and the remaining Dutch were ousted from Brazil.
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