battle, early modern

Battle of Talandongo

Name: Battle of Talandongo
Location: Cambambe, Angola

Battle of Talandongo was a battle fought in 1583 at Cambambe, in what is now Angola. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cambambe. It was part of Colonization of Angola. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 150 soldiers against 1,200 soldiers.

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Fought1583

WhereCambambe, Angola9.743S, 14.491E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsKingdom of PortugalagainstKingdom of Ndongo

Casualties and losses7 killedandUnknown

Part ofColonization of Angola

Record

Date	1583 (year precision)
Place	Cambambe, Angola 9.743S, 14.491E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	150 soldiers	1,200 soldiers
Casualties and losses	7 killed	Unknown
Commanders	Paulo Dias de Novais Baltasar Barreira

Placed at Cambambe; 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, 160 km NW
German campaign in Angola 1914, 171 km NW
Battle of Mbumbi 1622, 303 km N
Operation Savannah 1975, 333 km NW
Battle of Cassinga 1978, 622 km S

Elsewhere in 1583

Battle of Talandongo is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 29 in present-day Angola.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q130485022, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Talandongo, revision 1370590437, 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.