Sack of Bombay (1626)
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| Sack of Bombay (1626) | |||||||
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| Part of Anglo-Portuguese rivalry in the Persian Gulf and Dutch–Portuguese War | |||||||
 Davies' sketch of Bombay harbour, 1626 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portuguese Estado da Índia |
 East India Company Dutch East India | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
14 ships[2] 300 men[1] | ||||||
The Sack of Bombay (also known as the Bombardment of Bombay) was a short Anglo–Dutch raid on the Portuguese settlement at Bombay in October 1626.[3][4]
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