siege, early modern
Siege of Cannanore
Siege of Cannanore was a siege conducted in 1559 at Kannur, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kannur. It was part of Q130260063. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: Naval battle: 6 ships; -300 men; Siege: 500 men against Naval battle: 13 ships; 2,000 men; Siege: 100,000 men.
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Record
| Date | 1559 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kannur, India 11.869N, 75.356E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | Naval battle: 6 ships; -300 men; Siege: 500 men | Naval battle: 13 ships; 2,000 men; Siege: 100,000 men |
| Casualties and losses | Naval battle: Unknown; Siege: 25 killed | Naval battle: Fleet destroyed; Siege: +15,000 killed |
Nearest engagements
- Capture of Cannanore 1790, 1.7 km E
- Siege of Cannanore 1507, 2.4 km SE
- Siege of Tellicherry 1779, 20 km SE
- Battle of Pookkottur 1921, 115 km SE
- Siege of Mangalore 1783, 123 km NW
Elsewhere in 1559
- Siege of Bahrain Bahrain
- Siege of Leith United Kingdom
- Honkoku-ji incident Japan
- Second Battle of Kalaa of the Beni Abbes Algeria
- Battle of Mulleriyawa Sri Lanka
Siege of Cannanore is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131632226, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Cannanore War (1559), revision 1370608040, 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.