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Battle of Goa

Battle of Goa was a naval engagement fought in 1638 at Goa, in what is now India; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Dutch–Portuguese War, which ran from 1601 to 1661. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 5 galleons; 1 light carrack; 38 fustas against 8 carracks; 3 light carracks.

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Battle of Goa
Hendrick van Anthonissen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1638ran into the following year
WhereGoa, India15.563N, 73.818E
OutcomePortuguese victory
BelligerentsPortuguese EmpireagainstDutch East India Company
Casualties and losses1 small galleon sunkand2 large carracks sunk
Part ofDutch–Portuguese War1601 to 1661

Where it sits in the Dutch–Portuguese War

Battle of Príncipe, 1598Battle of Bantam, 1601Capture of Amboina, 1605Siege of Malacca, 1606Battle of Cape Rachado, 1606Battle of Pulo Buton, 1606Siege of Mozambique, 1607Siege of Mozambique, 1608Battle of Swally, 1612Dutch invasions of Brazil, 1624Filips van Zuylen's campaign against Luanda, 1624Battle of Elmina, 1625Battle of Jambi, 1630Campaign of Porto Calvo, 1637Battle of Elmina, 1637Battle of Goa, 1638Second Battle of Salvador, 1638First Battle of Salvador, 1638Action of 30 September 1639, 1639Action of 12–17 January 1640, 1640Siege of Malacca, 1640Capture of Luanda, 1641Battle of Tabocas, 1645Action at Tamanana, 9 September 1645, 1645South Atlantic campaign, 1647First Battle of Guararapes, 1648Recapture of Angola, 1648Action of 23 March 1654, 1654Action of 2 May 1654, 1654Battle of Mannar, 165815981658Battle of Goa, 1638
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Record

Date1638 (year precision)
to 1639
PlaceGoa, India
15.563N, 73.818E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength5 galleons; 1 light carrack; 38 fustas8 carracks; 3 light carracks
Casualties and losses1 small galleon sunk2 large carracks sunk
Commanders
  • António Teles de Meneses
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Battle of Goa is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871118, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Goa (1638), revision 1370441745, 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.