Battle of Katole
The Battle of Katole was a military engagement between forces of Portuguese Angola and the Kingdom of Matamba. The battle took place on 4 September 1681 at Katole in what is today Angola. It was one of the largest military engagements anywhere in the world during the 17th century.
| Battle of Katole | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Matamba | Portuguese Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| King Francisco Guterres Ngola kannini † | Captain Luís Lopes de Sequeira † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown infantry |
530 Portuguese infantry 37 cavalry 10,000 empacaceiros. | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown but substantial | Unknown but substantial | ||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.