Battle of Kamaran
| Battle of Kamaran | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portuguese Empire |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Christovao Pereira † | Sefer Reis | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 oared vessel 3 sailing ships | 4 galliots | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Very heavy | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Kamaran occurred in 1560 when a Portuguese squadron was ambushed and defeated off the coast of Kamaran by four galleys of Sefer Reis who seized two Portuguese ships.[1][2]
The Portuguese suffered a defeat by Sefer Reis in 1558 when they attempted a direct attack against his base in Mocha.[1] In 1560 they were defeated by him yet again when he disguised his ship to look like a rich spice ship from Aceh fooling the Portuguese who intended on seizing it, however they were ambushed by the Ottoman galleys who killed and captured everyone aboard two Portuguese ships while the other two fled to India.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Casale, G. (2008). Ottoman Guerre de Course and the Indian Ocean Spice Trade: The Career of Sefer Reis. Itinerario, 32(1), 59-79. pp.67-68. doi:10.1017/S0165115300001704
- ↑ Headrick, Daniel R.. Power Over Peoples: Technology, Environments, and Western Imperialism, 1400 to the Present. United States: Princeton University Press, 2012.
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