naval engagement, notable, early modern
Battle of Chaul
Battle of Chaul was a naval engagement fought in 1508 at Chaul, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Chaul. It was part of Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts. The recorded result: Mamluk-Gujarati victory. Recorded strength: 3 ships and 5 caravels against 6 Egyptian carracks and 6 great galleys, 1500 combatants; 40 Gujarat Sultanate galleys.
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Record
| Date | 1508 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Chaul, India 18.546N, 72.927E | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, early modern | |
| Strength | 3 ships and 5 caravels | 6 Egyptian carracks and 6 great galleys, 1500 combatants; 40 Gujarat Sultanate galleys |
| Casualties and losses | 6 ships; 140 men | 600–700 |
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Battle of Chaul 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 Q4087480, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chaul, revision 1379581519, 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.