Battle of Mbidizi River
| Battle of Mbidizi River | |||||||
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| Part of the Kongo Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Soyo and Ngoyo | Portuguese Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Count Estêvão Da Silva Prince Paulo Da Silva † | Commander João Soares de Almeida | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown number of musketeers heavy infantry and bowmen 4 Dutch light field pieces |
Unknown number of irregular bowmen Unknown number of auxiliary Imbangala 400-500 Portuguese musketeers 4 light cannons and a detachment of cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown but included Paulo Da Silva | Unknown but reportedly light | ||||||
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The Battle of Mbidizi River was a military engagement in June 1670 between forces of the County of Soyo and those of the Portuguese colony of Angola during the Kongo Civil War. The engagement was part of a military campaign to break the power of Soyo in the region. The Portuguese won a decisive victory, inflicting heavy casualties and killing the Soyon leader.