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Battle of Vasai
1739 conflict between the Portuguese and Maratha Empires in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Vasai or the Battle of Bassein was fought between the Marathas and the Portuguese rulers of Vasai (Portuguese, Baçaim; English, Bassein), a town near Mumbai (Bombay) in the Konkan region of the present-day state of Maharashtra, India. The Marathas were led by Chimaji Appa, a brother of Peshwa Baji Rao I. [4]
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Battle of Vasai (Bassein) | |||||||||
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Part of Luso–Maratha Wars | |||||||||
![]() Portuguese map of the Maratha siege of Vasai, 1739 | |||||||||
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21,000[2] |
800 killed wounded[3] |
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