Battle in the Bay of São Salvador
| Battle in the Bay of São Salvador | |||||||
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| Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil | |||||||
 Capture of Bahia, and this battle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portugal |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Piet Pieterszoon Hein | |||||||
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| 34 Ships | 3 Ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 22-25 captured | none | ||||||
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Dutch–Portuguese War
- Europe
- Cape St. Vincent
- The Downs
- 1st Salvador
- 2nd Salvador
- 3rd Salvador
- 1st Recife
- Mata Redonda
- Abrolhos
- Porto Calvo
- 4th Salvador
- Itamaracá
- Tabocas
- Paraíba
- Tamanare
- 1st Guararapes
- 2nd Guararapes
- 2nd Recife
- Africa
- 1st Mozambique
- 2nd Mozambique
- 1st Elmina
- 2nd Elmina
- 1st Luanda
- Kombi
- 2nd Luanda
- Asia
- Bantam
- Amboina
- 1st Malacca
- Changi
- Cape Rachado
- Macau
- Persian Gulf
- Hormuz
- Goa
- Mormugão
- Galle
- 2nd Malacca
- 1st Colombo
- 2nd Colombo
- Malabar
On 3 March 1627 Piet hein and his crew spotted about 34 enemy vessels at São Salvador 16 of the ships where armed but hein with his three vessels sailed right into the middle after a long battle the Dutch captured 22-25 of the ships with 2,700 chests of sugar, tobacco, and cotton it was a brilliant success[1][2]
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