Action of 23 March 1654
# Action of 23 March 1654

The action of 23 March 23 1654 was 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 the Portuguese in the confusion of having their 2 top officers killed, these ships were recaptured. They ran aground but were refloated.

## Ships involved

### Portugal

* Nazaré 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)

### Netherlands

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

Renoçer and probably Windhond were the captured ships.

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