Battle of Ambuila
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, African Americans, Blacks, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: 17th Century European History, African History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Angola
- Date: October 29, 1665
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in Kongo Civil War. Result: Continued decline of the Kongo Kingdom and consolidation of Portuguese influence in equatorial Africa.
The Portuguese established friendly relations with the Kongo Kingdom after their arrival in 1483, providing firearms, teachers, and mercenaries in return for mining concessions and war captives, who were increasingly used as slaves on Portuguese plantations on the islands of São Tomé and Principe. In 1506, a Christian convert seized the throne, assumed the title Afonso I, and...
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