Battle of Goa (1638)

The Battle of Goa refers to a series of naval engagements between the Portuguese Armada and the Dutch East India Company fleets attempting to blockade and conquer the city of Goa. In 1638, forces commanded by the Viceroy of Portuguese India, D. Pedro da Silva and later António Teles de Meneses, fought off a large Dutch fleet sent to block the port colony of Goa, commanded by Admiral Adam Westerwolt, who was badly defeated at this encounter. The next year 1639, the Dutch Admiral Cornelis Simonsz van der Veere would conduct a new raid on Goa's port.

Battle of Goa
Part of Dutch–Portuguese War
Date 1638–1639 Location off Goa, Portuguese India Result Portuguese victory[1]
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Dutch East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Pedro da Silva António Teles de Meneses	Adam Westerwolt[2] Cornelis Simonsz van der Veere
Strength
5 galleons 1 light carrack 38 fustas	8 carracks 3 light carracks[3]
Casualties and losses
1 small galleon sunk[4]	2 large carracks sunk[5]