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South Atlantic campaign (1647–1649)

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The South Atlantic campaign (1647–1649) was a military naval campaign fought between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Dutch Republic in the South Atlantic Ocean, during the Dutch–Portuguese War.

DateFebruary 1647 – June 1649[1]
Result Portuguese victory
Territorial
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Portuguese reconquest of Luanda and São Tomé
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South Atlantic campaign
Part of Dutch–Portuguese War

German map of Dutch Olinda in Brasil, c. 1650
DateFebruary 1647 – June 1649[1]
Location
Result Portuguese victory
Territorial
changes
Portuguese reconquest of Luanda and São Tomé
Belligerents
Portugal Portugal VOC
Dutch West India Company WIC
Ndongo
Matamba
Commanders and leaders
Portugal António Teles de Meneses
Portugal Salvador de Sá
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Course of hostilities

Blockade of Bahia (1647–1648)

Reconquest of Luanda and São Tomé (1648)

Blockade of Rio de Janeiro (1649)

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