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Action of 23 March 1654
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The action of 23 March 1654 was a naval battle which took place near Colombo, Ceylon, when a force of 5 Portuguese galleons which were escorting 5 merchant galliots to Colombo, fought its way through a Dutch blockading squadron of 3 ships. 2 of the Dutch ships were captured, but the Portuguese in the confusion of having their 2 top officers killed, these ships were recaptured. They ran aground but were refloated. Ships involved Portugal *Nazaré 42 (flag, António Pereira) *São João 38 (second flag, Álvaro de Novais) *Santo António de Mazagão 36 (António Sottomaior) *São José 34 (Francisco Machado Deca) *São Filipe e Santiago 24 (António de Abreu) Netherlands *Windhond (flag?) *Renoçer (Rhinoceros) (second flag?) *Drommedaris (yacht) Renoçer and probably Windhond were the captured ships. See Also
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