| Siege of Honavar | |||||||
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| Part ofWar of the League of the Indies | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
.svg) Portuguese Empire | Kingdom of Garsopa,Sultanate of Bijapur | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| DomLuís de Ataíde | Queen of Garsopa,Ali Adil Shah I | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 200 men, 1 galley, 8 foists | 5,000 men, 400 horse (provided by Queen of Garsopa), 2,000 men (provided by Adil Shah of Bijapur) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
In 1569, the ViceroyLuís de Ataíde oversaw the takeover of the coastal town ofHonavar, where a smallfort was built. In the middle of July 1571.[1][2]
During the monsoon, it was attacked by 5000 men and 400 cavalry of the neighbouring Kingdom of Garsopa, instigated by the Adil Shah of Bijapur, who provided 2,000 of those men. The ViceroyLuís de Ataíde dispatched 200 men to reinforce the fort by sea aboard agalley and eightfoists,[1][2]
The small fleet managed to reach the fort despite the monsoon weather and immediately conducted a successful attack on the enemy army and the fort held on.[1][2]