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1654 naval battle
| Action of 2 May 1654 | |||||||
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| Part of Dutch-Portuguese War | |||||||
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 Dutch Republic Kingdom of Kandy |
 Portuguese Empire | ||||||
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| 11 ships | 3 galleons | ||||||
Portuguese battles in the Indian Ocean | |
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The action of 2 May 1654 was a sea battle which took place near Colombo, Ceylon, when a force of 11 Dutch ships led by Rijckloff van Goens defeated 3 Portuguese galleons, which ran aground and were burnt near Carmona, north of Cabo de Rama. On about 4 May Zijdeworm was burnt as a fireship near Karwar, and on 6 May the Portuguese galleon Nazareth was burnt near Hanovar. This removed a significant proportion of Portuguese ships in the Indian Ocean area.[1]
- ^ van der Kraan, Alfons (1999). "A BAPTISM OF FIRE: THE VAN GOENS MISSION TO CEYLON AND INDIA, 1653-54 (Part 2)". The Great Circle. 21 (2): 73–108. ISSN 0156-8698.