First Battle of Guararapes

First Battle of Guararapes
Part of the Insurrection of Pernambuco

Batalha dos Guararapes by Victor Meirelles, 1875–1879
Date19 April 1648
Location
Morro dos Guararapes (present-day Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil)
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
 West India Company
Commanders and leaders
S. van Schoppe (WIA) Francisco Barreto
Filipe Camarão
Strength
5,000
5 cannons
2,200
Casualties and losses
1,000
1 cannon captured
480:
80 killed
400 wounded

The First Battle of Guararapes took place during the Insurrection of Pernambuco, between Dutch and Portuguese forces in Pernambuco, in a dispute for the dominion of that part of the Portuguese colony of Brazil.