Siege of Tiracol

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Siege of Tiracol
Part of Novas Conquistas
The Portuguese-built Tiracol Fort.
Date 1746 Location Tiracol, Goa Result Portuguese victory[1]
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Maratha Empire Sawantwadi State
Commanders and leaders
Dom Pedro Miguel de Almeida Portugal e Vasconcelos Colonel Pierrepont Fleet general António de Figueiredo e Utra	Ramachandra Savant I Bhonsle
Strength
27 vessels 2 ships of the line 5 palas 20 smaller vessels 3690 men. 1000 infantry 300 caçadores 90 horsemen 2300 sepoys	200 men
Casualties and losses
500 - 600 dead.[2]	50+ killed

The Battle of Tiracol was a military engagement between Portuguese forces under the command of the Viceroy of India Dom Pedro Miguel de Almeida Portugal e Vasconcelos against the Bhonsles at Tiracol.^[3] It was part of the Novas Conquistas or "New Conquests" campaigns.