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|partof=[[:Category:Maratha Skirmishes|Maratha Skirmishes]] | |partof=[[:Category:Maratha Skirmishes|Maratha Skirmishes]] | ||
|date=13 December 1721 | |date=13 December 1721 | ||
| − | |location=[ | + | |location=[[Colaba Fort]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibag Alibag], Maharashtra<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA510&dq=Kolabah+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA510,M1 Gazetteer] |
|presidency=[[Bombay]] | |presidency=[[Bombay]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=18.657346,72.878297&z=11&t=h&hl=en 18.657346°N 72.878297°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=18.657346,72.878297&z=11&t=h&hl=en 18.657346°N 72.878297°E] | ||
Revision as of 17:34, 18 August 2010
| Battle of Colaba | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Maratha Skirmishes | ||
| Date: | 13 December 1721 | |
| Location: | Colaba Fort, Alibag, Maharashtra Gazetteer | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 18.657346°N 72.878297°E | |
| Result: | British & Portuguese defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company and Portuguese | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Commodore Thomas Matthews | Kanhoji Angre | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
English Force
- 655 Europeans and Topasses
- One troop of 40 Horsemen
- 1514 Sepoys
- 200 Seamen
- Two 24-pounders
- Two 18-pounders
- Four 9-pounders
- Six small field guns
- Two mortars
- Eight Coehorns
Portuguese Force
- 1000 Europeans
- 160 Horsemen
- 350 Volunteers
- 2400 Sepoys
- Six 24-pounders
- Six 18-pounders
- Ten Field pieces
- Eight Mortars
Recommended Reading
"The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman" by John Biddulph Kessinger - Published June 2004 ISBN 1419177605 ISBN 13 9781419177606
