Back Batalla de Mbwila Catalan Schlacht von Ambuila German Μάχη της Αμπουίλα Greek Batalla de Ambuíla Spanish Bataille d'Ambuila French Bitwa pod Mbwilą Polish Batalha de Ambuíla Portuguese Битва при Амбуиле Russian
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| Battle of Mbwila | |||||||
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| Part of the Portuguese colonisation of Africa | |||||||
 A map of the Kingdom of Kongo, as of 1711. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kongo |
 Portugal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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King António I of Kongo † Aqualtune (POW) | Captain Luís Lopes de Sequeira | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 21,900–29,000 |
14,150–14,500 2 artillery pieces | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5,000 men killed or captured including the King, his two sons, his two nephews, four governors, various court officials, 95 title holders and 400 other nobles | Unknown | ||||||
Battle of Mbwila (also the Battle of Ambuila, Battle of Mbuila, or Battle of Ulanga) occurred on 29 October 1665 in which Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo[2] and decapitated king António I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga.
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- ^ Freeman-Grenville, G. S. P. (1975). Chronology of World History: A Calendar of Principal Events from 3000 BC to AD 1973. London: Collings. p. 1744. ISBN 0-901720-67-4.