by Ronald Teuthof | 12 Jan 1640 | 1621-1648 Towards independence, 1640, 80 Years' war (1568-1648), Dutch Brasil
Towards the afternoon of January 12, 1640, the two fleets came into sight of each other, the armada moving up again, now against the south wind, heading for Pao Amorello, some miles north of Olinda, to put his troops ashore there, Loos before the wind sailing,...
by Ronald Teuthof | 28 Mar 1626 | 1621-1648 Towards independence, 1626, 1627, 1628, 80 Years' war (1568-1648), Dutch Brasil
Voor de tweede tocht (1626-1627) werd Hein door de WIC op 28 maart 1626 benoemd tot admiraal en kapitein-generaal, met het militaire opperbevel van alle Nederlandse activiteiten in Amerika. Hij zou alleen ondergeschikt zijn aan Boudewijn...
by Ronald Teuthof | 30 Oct 1623 | 1621-1648 Towards independence, 80 Years' war (1568-1648), Africa, Americas, West Africa
The Groot Desseyn (Dutch for “Grand Design”) was a plan devised in 1623 by the Dutch West India Company to seize the Portuguese/Spanish possessions of the Iberian Union in Africa and the Americas, in order that the Spanish...
