siege, early modern

Battle of Vasai

Name: Battle of Vasai
Start: 1739-02-17
Location: Vasai, India

Battle of Vasai was a siege conducted on 17 February 1739 at Vasai, in what is now India; it lasted 3 months. The recorded result: Maratha victory.

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Fought17 February 1739lasted 3 months

WhereVasai, India19.467N, 72.800E

OutcomeMaratha victory

BelligerentsMaratha Empire; Pindarisagainst25px Portuguese Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknownand800 killed; wounded

Record

Date	17 February 1739 to 16 May 1739
Place	Vasai, India 19.467N, 72.800E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Baçaim ceded to the Maratha Empire
Strength	25px Maratha Empire:40,000 infantry; 25,000 cavalry; 4,000 soldiers trained in laying mines; 5,000 camels; 50 war elephants	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	800 killed; wounded
Commanders	Chimaji Appa Malhar Rao Holkar Ranojirao Shinde Khanderao Holkar

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Umberkhind 1661, 85 km S
Battle of Daman 1694, 106 km N
Siege of Barur 1464, 118 km N
Battle of Wadgaon 1779, 119 km SE
Siege of Janjira 1682, 131 km S

Elsewhere in 1739

Battle of Vasai 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 Q4872652, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vasai, revision 1370592208, 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.