battle, notable, early modern

Battle of Guararapes

Name: Battle of Guararapes
Start: 1649-02-19
Location: Pernambuco, Brazil

Battle of Guararapes was a battle fought on 19 February 1649 at Pernambuco, in what is now Brazil. It was part of Insurrection of Pernambuco, which ran from 1645 to 1654. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 3,500 against 2,600.

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Fought19 February 1649

WherePernambuco, Brazil8.112S, 35.016W

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsDutch West India CompanyagainstKingdom of Portugal; State of Brazil

Casualties and losses1,045: 1,045 killed, wounded or capturedand245: 45 killed; 200 wounded

Part ofInsurrection of Pernambuco1645 to 1654

Record

Date	19 February 1649
Place	Pernambuco, Brazil 8.112S, 35.016W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	3,500	2,600
Casualties and losses	1,045: 1,045 killed, wounded or captured	245: 45 killed; 200 wounded
Commanders	Francisco Barreto de Meneses António Filipe Camarão Henrique Dias André Vidal de Negreiros

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Recife 1630, 16 km NE
Recapture of Recife 1654, 16 km NE
Action of 12–17 January 1640 1640, 46 km NE
Bahia incident 1864, 657 km SW
Battle in the Bay of San Salvador 1627, 657 km SW

Elsewhere in 1649

Battle of Guararapes is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 61 in present-day Brazil.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3504102, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Guararapes, revision 1370736242, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.