Battle of Goa
Part ofDutch–Portuguese War
Date 1638–1639 Location offGoa,Portuguese India Result Portuguese victory[1]
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.The Portuguese galleons Bom Jesus 74 and São Sebastião 50 were being careened and had their guns removed and were captured without fighting. Bom Jesus was set alight and allowed to drift toward the new galleon São Boaventura, which was refusing to surrender, causing São Boaventura to catch fire and blow up. Some of the unarmed "frigates" approached toward the end but were frightened off by the Dutch boats. The Dutch had a total of 261 guns, 810 sailors, and 170 soldiers on their ships.

15°33′47″N73°49′05″E / 15.563°N 73.818°E /15.563; 73.818

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