Battle in the Bay of São Salvador
| Battle in the Bay of São Salvador | |||||||
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| Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil | |||||||
 Capture of Bahia, and this battle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portugal | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Piet Pieterszoon Hein | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 34 Ships | 3 Ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 22–25 captured | None | ||||||
The Battle in the Bay of São Salvador took place on March 3, 1627 when Piet Pieterszoon Hein and his crew spotted about 34 enemy vessels at São Salvador. 16 of the ships were armed but Hein with his three vessels sailed right into the middle after a long battle the Dutch captured 22-25 of the ships with 2,700 chests of sugar, tobacco, and cotton. It was a brilliant success[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ The English Historical Review EHR · Volume 11. University Press. 1896. pp. 255–257.
- ^ De Visser, Wendy (2001). Piet Hein en de zilvervloot oorlog en handel in de West (in Dutch). Verloren. p. 21. ISBN 9789065504548.
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