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| Battle of Mata Redonda | |||||||
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| Part of theDutch invasions of Brazil | |||||||
_(cropped).jpg) Krzysztof Arciszewski, commander of the Dutch during the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 West India Company |  Kingdom of Portugal Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Krzysztof Arciszewski | Luis de Rojas y Borja † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500 Soldiers[1] | 2,600 Soldiers[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light[3] | 2,100 Killed, another great number wounded[4] | ||||||
When the Portuguese sent a large armada of thirty ships, and a large number of soldiers to put an end toDutch Brazil in1635. It was stopped, and soundly defeated by an outnumbered Dutch force. General Luis de Rojas y Borja died in this battle being shot in his leg.[5]
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