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Battle of Calicut

Battle of Calicut was a naval engagement fought in 1503 at Kozhikode, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kozhikode. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 10 Carrack; 6 caravels against 20 large ships; 40 gun-mounted sambuks; Hundreds of smaller ships.

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Naval battle of Calicut (asi 1503)
Naval battle of Calicut (asi 1503). Roque Gameiro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1503
WhereKozhikode, India11.248N, 75.780E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePortuguese victory
BelligerentsPortuguese EmpireagainstKozhikode; Arab privateers
Casualties and lossesLowandVery heavy

Record

Date1503 (year precision)
PlaceKozhikode, India
11.248N, 75.780E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength10 Carrack; 6 caravels20 large ships; 40 gun-mounted sambuks; Hundreds of smaller ships
Casualties and lossesLowVery heavy
Commanders
  • Vasco da Gama
Battle of CalicutBattle of CalicutBattle of PookkotturSiege of TellicherrySiege of CannanoreCapture of CannanoreSiege of CoimbatoreBattle of PookkotturSiege of TellicherrySiege of CannanoreCapture of CannanoreMysuruValparai100 km11.248N, 75.780E
Placed at Kozhikode; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1503

Battle of Calicut is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870615, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Calicut (1503), revision 1370435903, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.