Siege of Hooghly
| Siege of Hooghly (1632) | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
Siege of Hoogly, Mughal depiction | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mughal Empire | Portuguese Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Qasim Khan Juvayni | Manuel de Azevedo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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150,000 men 90 Elephants 14,000 Cavalry |
300 Portuguese 700 Indian converts 300 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,000 killed |
1,000 killed 4,000 enslaved All ships but 3 captured | ||||||
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The siege of Hooghly was a military engagement between the Mughal Army and the Portuguese garrison of Fort Hooghly, the result was the capture of the fort and expulsion of the Portuguese.