Recapture of Recife (1652–1654)

Belligerents

Portugal

Dutch West India CompanyCommanders and leadersBarreto de Meneses
Strength 2,500 men Unknown; remnants of the Dutch forces as well as the other garrisons of Dutch BrazilCasualties and losses Unknown Unknown

The Recapture of Recife (or the second siege of Recife) was a military campaign by Portuguese forces under Francisco Barreto de Meneses against Dutch forces of Captain Walter Van Loo. After the Dutch defeats at Guararapes, their surviving men, as well as other garrisons of New Holland, made a last stand at Mauritsstad (modern-day Recife). The Portuguese defeated them in fierce fighting. The victorious Portuguese entered Recife on 28 January 1654, putting an end to New Holland.