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Battle of Tabocas

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The battle took place on Mount Tabocas, in the Hereditary Captaincy of Pernambuco, on 3 August 1645. It was won by the Portuguese forces. The battle was the first major victory in the nine-year period of war that would lead to the retreat of the Dutch from Northeastern Brazil.

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