Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1558)
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Date1558
Location
Result
Portuguese victory
Territorial
changes Henriville destroyed
changes Henriville destroyed
| Battle of Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of France Antarctique | |||||||||
 1550s accounts–based 1660s map of France Antarctique in the Guanabara Bay, 1555 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Portugal |
 FranceTamoyo allies | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Mem de Sá | Bois-le-Comte | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 260 men | 1,150 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Rio de Janeiro took place 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.[1][2]
