Roland Crappé's raids on Portuguese colonies
Danish raids in India and Sri Lanka, 1619 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roland Crappé's raids on Portuguese colonies (Danish; Roland Crappés plyndringer på portugisiske kolonier: Portuguese; Os ataques de Roland Crappé às colónias portuguesas) refers to a series of raids by Dutchman in Danish service, Roland Crappé, on Portuguese Ceylon and India. The raids were partially unsuccessful, in that Crappé's ship, Øresund (meaning the Sound), caught fire and sank.
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Roland Crappé's raids on Portuguese colonies | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
Map of Roland Crappé's campaign, 1619 | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Roland Crappé (WIA) Senarath Adahasin Raghunatha Nayak | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Øresund | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~44 men 1 ship |
7 ships 5 sampans 2 catamarans | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 ship 27 imprisoned 4 killed | 5 Sampans |
Close