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Name: Operations in West Africa and Angola

Type: Event

Start: 1641 AD

End: 1648 AD

Parent: Dutch-Portuguese War

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Were the military operations of the Dutch in West Africa and Angola during the Dutch-Portuguese War.

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  • January 1642: The Portoguese Gold Coast was ceded to the Dutch.
  • August 1648: Portuguese forces defeated the Dutch in Luanda and Benguela, securing control of Angola.
  • January 1642: The Dutch occupied the São Tomé island in 1641.
  • October 1648: Queen Nzinga retreated to Matamba, while the Dutch in São Tomé abandoned the island, which was reoccupied by the Portuguese later that year.

  • 1. Dutch Invasion of Portuguese Africa


    Was the Dutch invasion of Portuguese Angola during the Dutch-Portuguese War.

  • August 1641: In 1641, a Dutch fleet under the command of Cornelis Jol, seized Luanda from the Portuguese.
  • August 1641: The Dutch ruled Angola from August 26, 1641.

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