Battle of Pungo Andongo
The Battle of Pungo Andongo, also known as the siege of Pungo Andongo was a military engagement in what is today Angola between Portugal and the Kingdom of Ndongo (Andongo in Portuguese) whose capital, Pungo Andongo, also known as Pedras Negras, was besieged. After a nine-month encirclement, the capital was taken by storm, plundered and occupied by the Portuguese.
Battle of Pungo Andongo | |||||||
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Rocky outcrops in the vicinity of Pungo Andongo | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Portugal | Kingdom of Ndongo | ||||||
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Luís Lopes de Sequeira |
Dom João Hari
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The entire royal family of Andongo was captured, and the Portuguese built a fort on Pungo Andongo. The Kingdom of Andongo therefore ceased to exist.
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