First Battle of Guararapes
| First Battle of Guararapes | |||||||
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| Part of the Insurrection of Pernambuco | |||||||
 Batalha dos Guararapes by Victor Meirelles, 1875–1879 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 West India Company | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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S. van Schoppe (WIA) |
Francisco Barreto Filipe Camarão Fernandes Vieira Henrique Dias André Vidal de Negreiros | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5,000 5 cannons | 2,200 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,000 1 cannon captured |
480: 80 killed 400 wounded | ||||||
The First Battle of Guararapes took place during the Insurrection of Pernambuco, between Dutch and Portuguese forces in Pernambuco, in a dispute for the dominion of that part of the Portuguese colony of Brazil.
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