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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 | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
5,000[2] 5 cannons[1] | 2,200[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,000[4] 1 cannon captured |
480:[5] 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.