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== Recommended Reading ==
 
''"The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman"'' by John Biddulph Kessinger - Published June 2004 ISBN 1419177605  ISBN 13 9781419177606
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hvBf56UalN8C&pg=PA174&dq=Pirates+of+Malabar+Colaba+Chaul&sig=ACfU3U02w093BXH-Ee1IEHQpRp1QNjcU8g#PPA175,M1 Google Books - Expedition against Colaba]
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hvBf56UalN8C&pg=PA174&dq=Pirates+of+Malabar+Colaba+Chaul&sig=ACfU3U02w093BXH-Ee1IEHQpRp1QNjcU8g#PPA175,M1 Google Books - Expedition against Colaba]
==Historical Books Online==
[https://archive.org/stream/piratesmalabara02biddgoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''"The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman"''] by John Biddulph 1907 Kessinger archive.org


[[Category:Battles|Colaba, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Colaba, Battle of]]
[[Category:Maratha Skirmishes|Colaba, Battle of]]
[[Category:Maratha Skirmishes|Colaba, Battle of]]

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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

External Links

Google Books - Expedition against Colaba

Historical Books Online

"The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman" by John Biddulph 1907 Kessinger archive.org