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== 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]] | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 6 May 2014
| 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