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{{Battles_Infobox | |||
|partof=Maratha Skirmishes | |||
|date=13 December 1721 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibag Alibag, Maharashtra] | |||
|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] | |||
|result=British & Portuguese defeat | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] and Portuguese | |||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | |||
|commander1=Commodore Thomas Matthews | |||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanhoji_Angre Kanhoji Angre] | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
== Recommended Reading == | |||
''"The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman"'' by John Biddulph Kessinger - Publishing June 2004 ISBN 1419177605 ISBN 13 9781419177606 | |||
== 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] | |||
Revision as of 15:38, 19 September 2008
| Battle of Colaba | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Maratha Skirmishes | ||
| Date: | 13 December 1721 | |
| Location: | Alibag, Maharashtra | |
| 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 | ||
Recommended Reading
"The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman" by John Biddulph Kessinger - Publishing June 2004 ISBN 1419177605 ISBN 13 9781419177606