Siege of Nagapatnam (1658)

Siege of Nagapatnam
	Part of Dutch-Indian conflicts
Date	July 1658
Location	Nagapattinam, India
Result	Dutch victory
Belligerents
Thanjavur Nayak kingdom	Dutch Republic VOC;
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Rijckloff van Goens
Strength
10,000 soldiers	400 soldiers
Casualties and losses
400 dead	none

Following a joint military endeavor by the Dutch and Tanjore forces, wherein they laid siege to the Portuguese fortress of Nagapatnam, the Portuguese eventually capitulated. Subsequently, a contingent of 400 Dutch soldiers assumed control of the fortress, effectively impeding the advance of the Tanjore army. Frustrated by this turn of events, the Tanjore forces attempted to reinitiate the siege with their own 10,000-strong military contingent.^[1] In an unforeseen twist, the Dutch clandestinely massacred a portion of the Tanjore army, prompting the leader of the Tanjore forces to recognize the need for a retreat. This event highlighted the complex dynamics and strategic maneuvering that characterized this historical confrontation.^[2]

References

^ Knaap, Gerrit (2022). Genesis and Nemesis of the First Dutch Colonial Empire in Asia and South Africa, 1596–1811 (E-book ed.). Brill. p. 87. ISBN 9789004528000.
^ Vink, Markus (2015). Encounters on the Opposite Coast: The Dutch East India Company and the Nayaka State of Madurai in the Seventeenth Century (E-book ed.). Brill. p. 401. ISBN 9789004272620.

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[1] Knaap, Gerrit (2022). Genesis and Nemesis of the First Dutch Colonial Empire in Asia and South Africa, 1596–1811 (E-book ed.). Brill. p. 87. ISBN 9789004528000.

[2] Vink, Markus (2015). Encounters on the Opposite Coast: The Dutch East India Company and the Nayaka State of Madurai in the Seventeenth Century (E-book ed.). Brill. p. 401. ISBN 9789004272620.

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