Conflict: | Battle of Pandarane |
Partof: | First Luso-Malabarese War |
Date: | 1504 |
Place: | Pandarane, India |
Result: | Portuguese victory |
Combatant1: | Portuguese Empire |
Combatant2: | Mamluk Empire |
Commander1: | Lopo Soares de Albergaria |
Commander2: | Unknown |
Strength1: | 2 caravels 15 little boats 360 men [1] |
Strength2: | 17 large carracks 4000 men[2] |
Casualties1: | 23 men killed 170 men wounded |
Casualties2: | All ships captured or destroyed 2000 men killed or captured 130 artillery pieces captured |
The Battle of Pandarane was a naval engagement between the Portuguese forces commanded by Lopo Soares de Albergaria, a famous Portuguese commander, and a large fleet of then Mamluk Sultan. The Portuguese were victorious.