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Battle of Kombi | |||||||
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Part of Dutch-Portuguese War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch Republic Kingdom of Ndongo | Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000 Njinga archers 400 Dutch soldiers |
30,000 African archers 600 Portuguese and Luso - African soldiers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 3,000 killed or wounded |
The Battle of Kombi was a decisive battle in the war between Ndongo-Matamba and Portugal during the Dutch period of Angolan history.