siege, early modern

Siege of Tiracol

Name: Siege of Tiracol
Location: India

Siege of Tiracol was a siege conducted in 1746 in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Novas Conquistas. The recorded result: Portuguese victory.

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Fought1746

WhereIndia15.724N, 73.688E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

Belligerents24px|border Portuguese Empireagainst25px Maratha Empire; Sawantwadi State

Casualties and losses500–600 deadand50+ killed

Part ofNovas Conquistas

Record

Date	1746 (year precision)
Place	India 15.724N, 73.688E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	27 vessels; 2 ships of the line; 5 palas; 20 smaller vessels; 3,690 men.; 1,000 infantry; 300 caçadores; 90 horsemen; 2,300 sepoys	200 men
Casualties and losses	500–600 dead	50+ killed
Commanders	Dom Pedro Miguel de Almeida Portugal e Vasconcelos	Ramachandra Savant I Bhonsle

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 Goa 1638, 23 km SE
Siege of Alorna 1746, 23 km E
Siege of Ponda 1675, 51 km SE
Battle of Vijaydurg 1756, 100 km N
Siege of Anjadiva 1506, 114 km SE

In the same war

After: Siege of Alorna 4 May 1746

Elsewhere in 1746

Siege of Tiracol is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116290982, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tiracol, revision 1370745822, 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.