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Battle of Surat (1704)

Battle of Surat
Part of the Omani–Portuguese conflicts
Date2 February 1704
Location
Off Surat, Arabian Sea
21°12′18″N 72°50′24″E / 21.20500°N 72.84000°E / 21.20500; 72.84000
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal Portugal Oman
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Portugal D. António de Meneses[1]
Kingdom of Portugal Diogo Tavares da Gama[1]
Kingdom of Portugal Jorge de Sousa de Meneses[1]		 Unnamed admiral †[1]
Strength
1 ship of the line
7 frigates		 9 ships of the line and frigates
Casualties and losses
1 frigate damaged[1][2]
40,[1] 90[3] or 100[4] killed
30[1][3]–150[4] wounded		 2 frigates captured[1][3][4]
700 killed[3][4]

The Battle of Surat took place on 2 February 1704, off Surat, India, Arabian Sea, when a Portuguese squadron of one ship of the line and seven frigates, commanded by D. António de Meneses, defeated an Omani squadron of nine ships of the line and frigates.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Balsemão 1882, p. 9.
  2. ^ Monteiro 1996, p. 47.
  3. ^ a b c d Monteiro 1996, p. 49.
  4. ^ a b c d Santos 2003, p. 235.

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