Battle of Mbidizi River

Battle of Mbidizi River
Part of the Kongo Civil War
Date June 1670 Location Mbidizi River, Angola Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Soyo and Ngoyo	Portuguese Empire
Commanders and leaders
Count Estêvão Da Silva Prince Paulo Da Silva †	Commander João Soares de Almeida
Strength
Unknown number of musketeers heavy infantry and bowmen 4 Dutch light field pieces	Unknown number of irregular bowmen Unknown number of auxiliary Imbangala 400-500 Portuguese musketeers 4 light cannons and a detachment of cavalry
Casualties and losses
Unknown but included Paulo Da Silva	Unknown but reportedly light

The Battle of Mbidizi River was a military engagement in June 1670 between forces of the County of Soyo and those of the Portuguese colony of Angola during the Kongo Civil War. The engagement was part of a military campaign to break the power of Soyo in the region. The Portuguese won a decisive victory, inflicting heavy casualties and killing the Soyon leader.