Bahia’s Dutch garrison soon begins to be…

Bahia’s Dutch garrison soon begins to be harassed by the local guerrilla organized by Bishop Dom Marcos Teixeira, who has escaped inland.

He has managed to assemble a force of fourteen hundred Portuguese and two hundred and fifty native auxiliaries, who have built fortifications and, acting under woodland cover, have organized ambushes against the Dutch.

Dorth himself is killed in an attempt to drive off the attackers from the outskirts, and morale sags.

He is replaced by Albert Schoutens, who also perishes in another ambush, being replaced by his brother Willem.