Battle of Pandarane
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Battle of Pandarane | |||||||
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Part of First Luso-Malabarese War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lopo Soares de Albergaria | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2 caravels 15 little boats 360 men [1] |
17 large carracks 4000 men[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
23 men killed 170 men wounded |
All ships captured or destroyed 2000 men killed or captured 130 artillery pieces captured |
The Battle of Pandarane was a naval engagement between the Portuguese forces commanded by Lopo Soares de Albergaria, a famous Portuguese commander, and a large fleet of then Mamluk Sultan. The Portuguese were victorious.
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