siege, early modern

Battle of Cailaco

Name: Battle of Cailaco
Location: Timor-Leste

Battle of Cailaco was a siege conducted in 1726 in what is now Timor-Leste. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 5,500 against 8,600.

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Fought1726

WhereTimor-Leste8.900S, 125.280E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Portugal; Estado da Índia; Allied Timorese kingdomsagainst15 kingdoms alliance

Casualties and losses39 deadand700+ dead; 168 prisoners

Record

Date	1726 (year precision) to 1726
Place	Timor-Leste 8.900S, 125.280E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Fall of the Timorese stronghold after six weeks
Strength	5,500	8,600
Casualties and losses	39 dead	700+ dead; 168 prisoners

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Penfui 1749, 226 km SW
Battle of Timor 1942, 245 km SW
Battle of Ambon 1942, 656 km NE
Action of 26 July 1806 1806, 669 km NW
Bombing of Darwin 1942, 727 km SE

Elsewhere in 1726

Blockade of Porto Bello Panama

Battle of Cailaco is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 5 in present-day Timor-Leste.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138536784, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cailaco, revision 1370435793, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.