260 men 1150 men Date 1558 | Unknown Unknown | |
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Results Portuguese victory, Henriville destroyed Similar Battle of Mufilo, Action of 30 Septemb, Second Siege of Diu, Ottoman campaign against H | ||
The Battle of Rio de Janeiro was a battle in 1558 on the French town at Rio de Janeiro, called Henriville. The Portuguese, though in far smaller numbers, defeated the French and made them flee to the jungle. The French town was then burnt by Mem de Sá, the Portuguese governor.
Background
Year before, Villegagnon and his friend and comrade, Admiral Coligny, managed to build a fort in the area of modern-day Rio de Janeiro to which they called Fort Goligny. Calling Henriville to the town, the French grew in size and power and became a serious threat to the Portuguese establishment in Brazil.
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