Portuguese conquest of Daman

Portuguese conquest of Daman
	Part of Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts
	; Copperplate engraving depicting Dom Constantino de Bragança and Daman.
Date	2 February 1559
Location	Daman, India.
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Sultanate of Gujarat
Commanders and leaders
Dom Constantino de Bragança António Moniz Barreto; Dom Pedro de Almeida;	Siddi Bofeta
Strength
3000 men; 100 ships.	4000 men
Casualties and losses
Few.	500 men

The Portuguese conquest of Daman was a military campaign undertaken by the Portuguese Empire against the city of Daman, in India, until then owned by the Sultanate of Gujarat. The Portuguese captured the city.

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[3] Saturnino Monteiro: Batalhas e Combates da Marinha Portuguesa, volume III, Livraria Sá da Costa Editora, 1992, p. 197.

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