Mbwila Rebellion of 1691–1693
| Mbwila Rebellion (1691–1693) | |||||||
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Map of the Kingdom of Kongo | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Portugal | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Unnamed commander † Pascoal Rodrigues | Sebastião Afonso of Mbwila | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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800 gunmen 40,000 archers | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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The Mbwila Rebellion of 1691–1693 was a conflict between the Ndembu forces of Mbwila, led by Sebastião Afonso, and Portuguese colonial authorities from 1691 to 1693 in Angola. The rebellion saw early Ndembu successes before being suppressed by a Portuguese counteroffensive, which devastated the region and reasserted Portuguese control.