Kandyan commerce raiding against Portugal (1612–1613)
The Kandyan naval raid was a series of commerce raidings by the Kingdom of Kandy against the Portuguese empire from 16 May 1612 to 6 March 1613. With the help of Dutch envoy Marcellus de Bochouwer, King Senarat of Kandy commissioned a fleet of 3 war galleys and 3 yachts under the Admiralty of a nephew of Kuruvita Rala, the prince of Uva. They sailed from Koddiyar bay and managed to engage and inflict losses on Portuguese shipping around Ceylon and along the coast line from Cape Comorin to Calicut.
| Kandyan Naval Raid (1612–1613) | |||||||
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| Part of Sinhalese–Portuguese War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Kandy | Portuguese Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Nephew of Kuruvita Rala (Name unknown), Wandige Nai Hami | Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3 war galleys 3 Yachts | Total strength unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| No naval losses reported |
1 Ship 2 patasios vessels 4 Fustas 20 Barques 3 Ships captured | ||||||
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