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The '''Battle of Cannanore''' took place in 1506 off the harbour of [[Kannur|Cannanore]] in [[India]], between the Indian fleet of the |
The '''Battle of Cannanore''' took place in 1506 off the harbour of [[Kannur|Cannanore]] in [[India]], between the Indian fleet of the Samorin 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 [[Turkey|Turkish]] crews.<ref name="Diffie"/> [[Ottoman Empire]] soldiers were also participating on the Indian side.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=9mR2QXrVEJIC&pg=RA1-PA313 ''Malabar manual'' William Logan p.313]</ref> |
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 [[Turkey|Turkish]] crews.<ref name="Diffie"/> [[Ottoman Empire]] soldiers were also participating on the Indian side.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=9mR2QXrVEJIC&pg=RA1-PA313 ''Malabar manual'' William Logan p.313]</ref> |
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| Battle of Cannanore (1506) | |||||||
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| Part of Portuguese-Mamluk War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Portuguese Empire |
Calicut Gujarat Sultanate  Ottoman Empire | ||||||
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| Lourenço de Almeida | Samorin | ||||||
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3 naus 1 caravel several foists[1] | More than 200 ships.[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | A few dozen ships | ||||||
The Battle of Cannanore took place in 1506 off the harbour of Cannanore in India, between the Indian fleet of the Samorin and a Portuguese fleet under Lourenço de Almeida, son of the Viceroy Almeida.
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] Ottoman Empire soldiers were also participating on the Indian side.[3]
This encounter ended in a Portuguese victory. It was followed by another Portuguese success in the Siege of Cannanore (1507), but then, a Portuguese defeat at the Battle of Chaul in 1508.[1]
See also