Siege of Chaul (1570–1571)

Siege of Chaul, 1570–1571
Part of War of the League of the Indies

The city and harbour of Chaul.
DateDecember 15, 1570 – July 24, 1571
Location
Chaul
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Sultanate of Ahmadnagar
Commanders and leaders
Dom Luís Freire de Andrade
Dom Francisco de Mascarenhas		 Nizam Ul-Mulk Shah of Ahmadnagar
Strength
2,000 soldiers
200–300 militia

120,000 men

  • 38,000 cavalry
  • 370 war elephants
38 heavy bombards
Casualties and losses
400+ Portuguese soldiers, unknown number of Hindu auxiliaries and civilians. 7,000+ killed, heavy material losses

The siege of Chaul was a military operation undertaken by the Ahmadnagar Sultanate against the Portuguese city of Chaul in the Maharashtra, India, between December 1570 and July 1571. Chaul was not walled at the time, but after a harsh seven-month siege the Portuguese repelled the attackers in what was one of the hardest ordeals they faced India.

Portuguese success in this siege drew the attention of 20th-century scholars owing to the tactics employed.

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