Dutch Brazil (New Holland) and the Pernambuco Sugar Colony (1624–1654)

1. Dutch West India Company chartered for Atlantic expansion

   Jun 3, 1621Labels: Dutch West

   • Britannica
   • WIC

2. WIC directors adopt the “Groot Desseyn” plan

   Oct 1, 1623Labels: Groot Desseyn

   • Groot Desseyn
   • WIC

3. Dutch forces seize Salvador da Bahia

   May 8, 1624Labels: Salvador da

   • Capture Bahia
   • NNI Timeline

4. Spanish-Portuguese armada retakes Salvador

   May 1, 1625Labels: Spanish-Portuguese armada

   • Recapture Bahia
   • Capture Bahia

5. Dutch capture Recife and Olinda in Pernambuco

   Mar 3, 1630Labels: Recife, Olinda

   • Siege Recife
   • Dutch Brazil

6. Dutch conquest expands into Paraíba

   Dec 25, 1634Labels: Para ba

   • Para ba
   • Dutch Brazil

7. John Maurice arrives to govern Dutch Brazil

   Jan 23, 1637Labels: John Maurice, Nassau-Siegen

   • Britannica
   • John Maurice

8. Dutch siege of Salvador fails under John Maurice

   May 1, 1638Labels: Siege of

   • Siege Salvador
   • John Maurice

9. Portugal breaks from Spain, changing the war context

   Dec 1, 1640Labels: Portuguese Restoration

   • Restoration War
   • Britannica

10. Dutch capture Luanda to secure enslaved labor supply

    Aug 26, 1641Labels: Luanda

    • Loango Angola
    • Britannica

11. WIC recalls John Maurice amid rising costs

    Jan 1, 1644Labels: WIC

    • Britannica
    • Recapture Recife

12. Pernambuco Insurrection begins against Dutch rule

    May 15, 1645Labels: Pernambuco Insurrection

    • Pernambuco
    • Tabocas

13. Rebels win the Battle of Tabocas

    Aug 3, 1645Labels: Battle of

    • Tabocas
    • Pernambuco

14. First Battle of Guararapes weakens Dutch field armies

    Apr 19, 1648Labels: First Guararapes

    • Guararapes I
    • Pernambuco

15. Second Battle of Guararapes confirms Dutch decline

    Feb 19, 1649Labels: Second Guararapes

    • Guararapes II
    • Recapture Recife

16. Portuguese siege culminates in Dutch capitulation at Taborda

    Jan 26, 1654Labels: Taborda Capitulation

    • Taborda
    • Recapture Recife

17. Portuguese forces enter Recife, ending Dutch Brazil

    Jan 28, 1654Labels: Recife, Portuguese forces

    • Recapture Recife
    • Siege Recife

18. Treaty of The Hague recognizes Portuguese control

    Aug 6, 1661Labels: Treaty of

    • Treaty 1661
    • Pernambuco