Ambush near the Bay of Manila
Ambush of Danish and Dutch sailors in the Philippines, 1645 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ambush near the Bay of Manila (Danish; Angrebet nær Manilabugten), alternatively the Death of Bernt Pessart (Danish; Bernt Pessarts død), was an ambush by the Indigenous peoples of the Philippines, against a combined Dano-Dutch espionaging expeditionary force in 1645. The ambush led to the death of former governor and president of Danish India, Bernt Pessart.
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Ambush near the Bay of Manila | |||||||||
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Part of the Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart | |||||||||
Map of the Bay of Manila, 1886 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Danish India Dutch East Indies | Indigenous people | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Bernt Pessart † Unknown mate (WIA) | Unknown | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Dend gode Haab | Native archers | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Some men | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
1 dead 2 wounded | Negligible |
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