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Siege of Hooghly 1632

Siege of Hooghly: Hugli Battle
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date24 June 1632 – 24 September 1632Wikidata
Year1632Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationIndiaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
ParticipantsMughal Empire, Portuguese EmpireWikidata P710
Coordinates22.9000, 88.3900Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Hooghly was a military engagement between the Mughal Army and the Portuguese garrison of Fort Hooghly, the result was the capture of the fort and expulsion of the Portuguese.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Hooghly (revision 1370741904), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

22.9000, 88.3900 · India

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