After the capture of Salvadore, Admiral Piet Hein left with a fleet of 6 ships and a very small detachment of 150 soldiers to capture Luanda in Angola. He would not proceeed because the Portuguese had fortified the small town and he was heavily outnumbered. In the night of October 31 and November 1, he tried to destroy the Portuguese ships in the harbour but this also turned into failure. After returning to the the Bay of all Saints in Bahia, he learned of the Portuguese siege and later capture of the town.