Battle of Hormuz (1625) | |||||||
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![]() Batalha Naval de Ormuz, by João Dantas, c. 1812. | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
8 galleons 20 light galleys 20 terranquins |
8 carracks 2 pataches | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
130 killed |
29 English killed 45 Dutch killed |
The battle of Hormuz or the battle of the Persian Gulf[1][2] on 11–12 February 1625 was "perhaps the largest naval battle ever fought in the Persian Gulf".[3] It pitted a Portuguese force against a combined force of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and English East India Company (EIC). Although the battle was a draw, the result was the loss of Portuguese influence in the Gulf.[3]
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