Conquest of Paraíba

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Conquest of Paraíba

Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil

Jaguaribe River, in the vicinity of Aracati
| Date| November 25 – December 25, 1634

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Location|

Paraíba, Brazil

Result|  Dutch victory
Belligerents
Portugal|

Dutch Republic

* West India Company

Commanders and leaders
Albuquerque Maranhão †
João de Mattos Cardoso †
Gregorio Geudes Souto Maior |  Jan Lichthart
Gaspar van der ley
Strength
unknown|  21 ships
11 yachts
Casualties and losses
unknown|  82 dead, 102 wounded

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Dutch–Portuguese War

Europe

* Cape St. Vincent
* The Downs

Brazil

* 1st Salvador
* 2nd Salvador
* 3rd Salvador
* 1st Recife
* Mata Redonda
* Abrolhos
* Porto Calvo
* 4th Salvador
* Itamaracá
* Paraíba
* Tabocas
* Casa Forte
* Tamanare
* 1st Guararapes
* 2nd Guararapes
* 2nd Recife

Africa

* 1st Mozambique
* 2nd Mozambique
* 1st Luanda
* 1st Elmina
* 2nd Elmina
* 2nd Luanda
* Kombi
* 3rd Luanda

Asia

* Bantam
* Amboina
* 1st Malacca
* Changi
* Cape Rachado
* Macau
* Persian Gulf
* Hormuz
* Jambi
* Goa
* Mormugão
* Galle
* 2nd Malacca
* 1st Colombo
* 2nd Colombo
* Mannar
* Malabar

The Conquest of Paraíba refers to the attempts by Dutch forces in 1630 to seize control of Paraíba, Brazil, from the Portuguese, mainly for the lucrative sugar cane market.

## Details

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After conquering Recife, Lichthart decided to set sail for Paraíba. In December, Lichthart led an expedition towards Paraíba with a fleet comprising 21 ships and 11 yachts, organized into two separate squadrons. The expedition reached the Jaguaribe River, the easternmost point of Brazil, on December 3. Upon arrival, they immediately deployed 600 soldiers due to an encounter with Portuguese forces. After their initial victory, reinforcements under Gaspar van der Ley arrived, and they proceeded southward along the peninsula of the Paraíba River, where they laid siege to the well-fortified Fort Santa Catarina do Cabelo. During the siege, the commander of the garrison, João de Mattos Cardoso, passed away, prompting the Dutch forces to appoint a replacement who also died just one day after taking charge. After two weeks of siege, the fort finally surrendered to the Dutch. The Dutch only having 82 dead, and 102 wounded, invaded Fort São Felipe and the regional capital, Filipeia de Nossa Senhora das Nevoas (known today as João Pessoa). Subsequently, they captured other nearby forts, and one of them, Fort Cabedelo, was renamed Frederiksdorp in honor of the Dutch Stadtholder, Frederik Hendrik, the Prince of Orange.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Marley, David (2008). Wars of the Americas A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere (e-book ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 190\. ISBN 9781598841015.

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