• Source: Siege of Honavar (1571)




Context


In 1569, the Viceroy Luís de Ataíde oversaw the takeover of the coastal town of Honavar, where a small fort was built. In the middle of July 1571.




The battle


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 Viceroy Luís de Ataíde dispatched 200 men to reinforce the fort by sea aboard a galley and eight foists,




Aftermath


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.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Siege of Honavar (1571)
• Siege of Goa (1570–1571)
• War of the League of the Indies
• Siege of Diu (1538)
• Siege of Bintan
• Siege of Mazagan (1562)
• Siege of Kotte (1557–1558)
• Siege of Mazagan (1769)
• Siege of Kottakkal
• Siege of Muscat (1650)