Battle_of_Cannanore_(1506)

Battle of Cannanore

Battle of Cannanore

Indo-Portuguese battle

The Battle of Cannanore took place in 1506 off the harbour of Cannanore in India, between the Indian fleet of the Zamorin of Calicut and a Portuguese fleet under Lourenço de Almeida, son of the Viceroy Almeida.

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The Indian fleet, consisting of about 200 ships equipped with cannons manufactured with the help of two Milanese Italians, was manned by Hindu, Arab, and Turkish crews.[1] This encounter ended in a Portuguese victory. It was followed by another Portuguese success at the siege of Cannanore in 1507, but then a Portuguese defeat at the Battle of Chaul in 1508.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Foundations of the Portuguese empire, 1415–1580 Bailey Wallys Diffie p.232ff
  2. [2]
    Foundations of the Portuguese empire, 1415–1580 by Bailey Wallys Diffie p.232

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