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The first battle of Guararapes is symbolically considered the origin of the Brazilian Army, because it was the first time where whites, blacks and Indians (main Brazilian ethnicities at the time) joined forces to fight for Brazil instead of Portugal. Giving origin to Brazilian nationalism that culminated on Brazilian independence two centuries later.

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  • First Battle of Guararapes
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  • The first battle of Guararapes is symbolically considered the origin of the Brazilian Army, because it was the first time where whites, blacks and Indians (main Brazilian ethnicities at the time) joined forces to fight for Brazil instead of Portugal. Giving origin to Brazilian nationalism that culminated on Brazilian independence two centuries later.
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  • Portugal
  • Dutch Republic
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Casual
  • *80 killed *400 wounded
  • *1,000 men killed, wounded or captured *1 cannon captured
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Date
  • 1648-04-19(xsd:date)
Name
  • First Battle of Guararapes
Commanders
  • *Barreto de Menezes *Fernando Vieira *Felipe Camarão *Henrique Dias *André Vidal de Negreiros
  • *Sigismund van Schoppe
Result
  • Decisive Portuguese forces
Forces
  • *2,000
  • *5,000 *5 cannons
Place
  • Pernambuco, Brazil
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  • The first battle of Guararapes is symbolically considered the origin of the Brazilian Army, because it was the first time where whites, blacks and Indians (main Brazilian ethnicities at the time) joined forces to fight for Brazil instead of Portugal. Giving origin to Brazilian nationalism that culminated on Brazilian independence two centuries later.
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