Early Modern era · 1508
Battle of Chaul
The Battle of Chaul was a naval battle between the Portuguese and the Egyptian Mamluk fleets in 1508 in the harbour of Chaul in India. The battle ended in a Mamluk victory. It followed the Siege of Cannanore in which a Portuguese garrison successfully resisted an attack by southern Indian rulers. This was the first Portuguese defeat at sea in the Indian Ocean.
- When
- 1508
- Where
- Chaul
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
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