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Mbwila, Battle of

Years: 1665 - 1665

At the Battle of Mbwila (or Battle of Ambuila or Battle of Ulanga) on October 29, 1665, Portuguese forces defeat the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate king António I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga.

“History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.”

—Lord Acton, Lectures on Modern History (1906)