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Sea battle between the Dutch and the Portuguese in the region of Goa

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Sea battle between the Dutch and the Portuguese in the region of Goa

Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius / Anoniem / Anonymous

Sea battle between the Dutch and the Portuguese near Goa.

This battle took place on January 4, 1638. Although the Portuguese were the greater force, the Dutch won the battle thanks to their faster and more agile vessels.

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Sources and literature

Baldaeus, Philippus, Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel: Derzelver aangrenzende Ryken, en het machtige Eyland Ceylon (1672)

Silva, R.K. de en W.G.M. Beumer, Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon 1602 - 1796 (1988)