siege, early modern

Siege of Anzele

Name: Siege of Anzele
Location: Caxito, Angola

Siege of Anzele was a siege conducted in 1579 at Caxito, in what is now Angola. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Caxito. It was part of Q132776772. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 150-260 men against 12,000 men.

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Fought1579

WhereCaxito, Angola8.578S, 13.664E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory.

BelligerentsPortugalagainstKingdom of Ndongo

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofQ132776772

Where it sits in Q132776772

5 placed engagements of Q132776772 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1579 (year precision)
Place	Caxito, Angola 8.578S, 13.664E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	150-260 men	12,000 men
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Paulo Dias de Novais

Placed at Caxito; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Quifangondo 1975, 33 km SW
Battle of Mbumbi 1622, 187 km N
Battle of Cassinga 1978, 773 km S
Battle of Ongulumbashe 1966, 773 km S
Battle of Mufilo 1907, 925 km S

In the same war

After: Battle of Casicola 1585

Elsewhere in 1579

Siege of Anzele is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 19 in present-day Angola.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138606175, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Anzele, revision 1370738927, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.