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,...
