First Battle of Salvador da Bahia


The First Battle of Salvador was fought during the Dutch-Portuguese War in Brazil between a Dutch West India Company's army under the governor of the Dutch colony in Brazil, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, numbering about 4,600 men supported by 30 ships and the Portuguese and Spanish defenders of the city, commanded by Giovanni di San Felice, Count of Bagnolo, and Luís Barbalho. The battle resulted in a clear victory for the Portuguese and Spanish.