Capture of Recife

The Capture of Recife also known as James Lancaster's 1595 Expedition or Lancaster's Pernambucan expedition was an English military expedition during the Anglo–Spanish War in which the primary objective was the capture of the town and port of Recife in the Captaincy of Pernambuco in the Portuguese colony of Brazil in April 1595. An English expedition of ships led by James Lancaster sailed via the Atlantic capturing numerous prizes before he captured Recife. He held the place for nearly a month and then proceeded to defeat a number of Portuguese counterattacks before leaving. The booty captured was substantial, Lancaster chartered Dutch and French ships that were also present there thus making the expedition a military and financial success.

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1595  Wikidata
sack, military expedition, Iberian Union, Kingdom of England, 

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1595-03-30T00:00:00Z

1595-04-01T00:00:00Z

1595 Capture of Recife

1630-02-14T00:00:00Z

1630-03-03T00:00:00Z

1630 Siege of Recife

1649-02-19T00:00:00Z

1649-02-19T00:00:00Z

1649 Battle of Guararapes

1654-01-01T00:00:00Z

1654-01-28T00:00:00Z

1654 Recapture of Recife

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1630	Dutch Brazil		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1595	Capture of Recife	Kingdom of England, Iberian Union, military expedition, sack	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1630	Siege of Recife	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1649	Battle of Guararapes	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1654	Recapture of Recife	siege, conquest	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Arraial do Bom Jesus	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Buraco	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Effogados	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort do Brun	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Ernest	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Frederik Hendrik	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Jodenwacht	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Kijck in de pot	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Landkasteel	fort	Wikidata
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site	fort		Fort Orange	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
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site	fort		Forte da Barreta	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte de São João Batista do Brum	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Reduto dos Marcos	redoubt	Wikidata
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