battle, early modern

Battle of Mbumbi

Name: Battle of Mbumbi
Start: 1622-12-18
Location: Angola

Battle of Mbumbi was a battle fought on 18 December 1622 in what is now Angola. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 Mbundu archers; 10,000 Portuguese infantry and Imbangala mercenaries against 2,000–3,000 archers; 200 heavy infantry..

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Fought18 December 1622

WhereAngola7.025S, 14.305E

OutcomePortuguese victory

Belligerents23px|border Portuguese Angolaagainst23px|border Kingdom of Kongo

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy losses including much of the light infantry and 90 heavy infantry

Record

Date	18 December 1622
Place	Angola 7.025S, 14.305E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	20,000 Mbundu archers; 10,000 Portuguese infantry and Imbangala mercenaries	2,000–3,000 archers; 200 heavy infantry.
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy losses including much of the light infantry and 90 heavy infantry
Commanders	Pedro de Sousa Coelho	Dom Paulo Afonso Dom Cosme

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Quifangondo 1975, 216 km SW
Battle of Cassinga 1978, 921 km S
Battle of Ongulumbashe 1966, 921 km S
Battle of Gabon 1940, 985 km NW
Battle of Ukoko 1914, 1034 km NW

Elsewhere in 1622

Battle of Wimpfen Germany
Battle of Mingolsheim Germany
Battle of Fleurus Belgium
Battle of Macau People's Republic of China
Battle of Höchst Germany

Battle of Mbumbi 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 Q4871703, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mbumbi, revision 1370269267, 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.