Action of 23 March 1654

Action of 23 March 1654

The Action of 23 March 1654 is the name given to a naval battle which took place near Colombo, Ceylon, when a force of 5 Portuguese galleons which were escorting 5 merchant galliots to Colombo, fought its way through a Dutch blockading squadron of 3 ships. 2 of the Dutch ships were captured, but in the Portuguese confusion of having their 2 top officers killed, these ships were recaptured. They ran aground but were refloated.

hips involved

Portugal

*"Nazareth" 42 (flag, António Pereira)
*"São João" 38 (second flag, Álvaro de Novais)
*"Santo António de Mazagão" 36 (António Sottomaior)
*"São José" 34 (Francisco Machado Deca)
*"São Filipe e Santiago" 24 (António de Abreu)

Guns maybe mixed up. They're also reported as around 28-30 guns each.

Netherlands

*"Windhond" (flag?)
*"Renoçer" (Rhinoceros) (second flag?)
*"Drommedaris" (yacht)

"Renoçer" and probably "Windhond" were the captured ships.


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