 The amphibious assault included 32 launches equipped with swivel guns and 5 barges, supported by the gunfire from two ships.Also, a barrel of damp gunpowder was fired into the wind so that the Dutch could land under the cover of smoke in what has been suggested as one of the first recorded instances of the tactical use of a smoke screen.About 60 Portuguese and 90 "filhos da terra" entrenched at the beach under the command of António Rodrigues Cavalhino gave some initial resistance by shooting into the smoke, killing 40 and wounding Admiral Reijersen in the belly, taking him out of action.