| Battle of Goa | |||||||
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| Part ofDutch–Portuguese War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portuguese Empire |  Dutch East India Company | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Pedro da Silva António Teles de Meneses | Adam Westerwolt[2] Cornelis Simonsz van der Veere | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5galleons 1 lightcarrack 38fustas | 8 carracks 3 light carracks[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 small galleon sunk[4] | 2 large carracks sunk[5] | ||||||
TheBattle of Goa refers to a series of naval engagements between the Portuguese Armada and theDutch East India Company fleets attempting to blockade and conquer the city of Goa. In 1638, forces commanded by theViceroy of Portuguese India, D. Pedro da Silva and later António Teles de Meneses, fought off a large Dutch fleet sent to block the port colony ofGoa, commanded by Admiral Adam Westerwolt, who was badly defeated at this encounter. The next year 1639, the Dutch Admiral Cornelis Simonsz van der Veere would conduct a new raid on Goa's port.