| Siege of Cannanore (1559) | |||||||
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| Part of Zamorin–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:City_of_Cannanore,_1572.jpg) Cannanore, 1572 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Portugal | Kingdom of Calicut | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Luiz de Mello Antonio de Vilhena Payo de Noronha |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 500 soldiers[1][2] | 100,000 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 25 killed | 15,000 killed | ||||||
The Siege of Cannanore (1559) was a decisive battle between the Portuguese and the Princes of Malabar. Despite being vastly outnumbered, the Portuguese defenders, led by Luiz de Mello, held off a massive enemy force, securing the fortress and restoring peace to the region.
- ^ Danvers 1894, p. 514.
- ^ Saldanha 1898, p. 86.