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The Battle of Elmina was a minor conflict of the Dutch-Portuguese War, fought off the castle of São Jorge da Mina (Elmina) in the Portuguese Gold Coast between 1,200 Dutch soldiers of the Dutch West India Company landed by a fleet of 15 ships and the Portuguese garrison of the castle reinforced by 200 African allies put in service of the governor Sottomayor by the local caciques.The Dutch opened the battle bombarding the castle, later the Dutch began to march to the castle, but they were ambushed by the Portuguese and their African allies from hidden positions and they were almost totally massacred.

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  • The Battle of Elmina was a minor conflict of the Dutch-Portuguese War, fought off the castle of São Jorge da Mina (Elmina) in the Portuguese Gold Coast between 1,200 Dutch soldiers of the Dutch West India Company landed by a fleet of 15 ships and the Portuguese garrison of the castle reinforced by 200 African allies put in service of the governor Sottomayor by the local caciques.The Dutch opened the battle bombarding the castle, later the Dutch began to march to the castle, but they were ambushed by the Portuguese and their African allies from hidden positions and they were almost totally massacred.
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  • Battle of Elmina
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  • All killed except 45
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  • Portuguese victory
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  • 15 ships
  • 1,200 soldiers
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