1,000 men Unknown Location Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | Date April 1638 | |
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Giovanni di San Felice
Luís Barbalho 60 men killed
100 men wounded 700 men killed
500 men wounded and captured Result Portuguese-Spanish victory Similar Capture of Trincomalee, Action of 30 Septemb, Siege of Malacca, First Battle of Guararapes, Battle of Malacca | ||
The Second Battle of Salvador was fought during the Dutch-Portuguese War in Brazil between forces of the Dutch West India Company under the governor of the Dutch Brazil, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, supported by 30 ships (led by Johan van der Mast) and the Portuguese and Spanish defenders of the city, commanded by Giovanni di San Felice and Luís Barbalho. The battle, like the previous one (the First Battle of Salvador da Bahia) was won by Portugal and Spain.
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