battle, early modern

Battle of Kavanga

Name: Battle of Kavanga
Location: Angola

Battle of Kavanga was a battle fought in 1646 in what is now Angola. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q132776772. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 16 horsemen; 330 infantrymen; 20,000 auxiliaries against Unknown.

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Fought1646

WhereAngola8.474S, 13.371E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory.

BelligerentsPortugal; Kingdom of NdongoagainstKingdom of Matamba

Casualties and lossesUnknownand2000 dead.

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	1646 (year precision)
Place	Angola 8.474S, 13.371E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	16 horsemen; 330 infantrymen; 20,000 auxiliaries	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	2000 dead.
Commanders	Gaspar Borges Madureira	Queen Nzinga

Placed at its recorded location; 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, 32 km S
Battle of Mbumbi 1622, 191 km NE
Battle of Cassinga 1978, 796 km S
Battle of Ongulumbashe 1966, 796 km S
Battle of Mufilo 1907, 942 km S

In the same war

Before: First Battle of the Lucala 1585
After: Battle of Pungo Andongo 1671

Elsewhere in 1646

Battle of Orbetello Italy
Battle of Benburb United Kingdom
Battles of La Naval de Manila Philippines
Siege of Dunkirk France
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold United Kingdom

Battle of Kavanga is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 19 in present-day Angola.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139022658, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kavanga, revision 1370444967, 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.