siege, early modern

Siege of Santhome

Name: Siege of Santhome
Location: Santhome, India

Siege of Santhome was a siege conducted in 1558 at Santhome, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Santhome. The recorded result: Vijayanagara victory; End of Portuguese attacks on Vijayanagara Empire.

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Fought1558

WhereSanthome, India13.030N, 80.279E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeVijayanagara victory; End of Portuguese attacks on Vijayanagara Empire

BelligerentsVijayanagara Empire; Keladi NayakasagainstPortuguese Empire

Record

Date	1558 (year precision)
Place	Santhome, India 13.030N, 80.279E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	Vijayanagara Army : 100,000 Infantry; 10,000 Cavalry; 100 War Elephants; Unknown Number of Artillery; Keladi Army : 20,000 Infantry; 1,000 Cavalry; 50 War Elephants	Unknown
Commanders	Francisco Barreto

Placed at Santhome; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Madras 1758, 6.7 km N
Battle of Pulicat 1644, 43 km N
Siege of Pulicat 1645, 43 km N
Battle of Sadras 1782, 57 km S
Battle of Pollilur 1781, 63 km W

Elsewhere in 1558

Siege of Santhome is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q133821418, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Santhome, revision 1373216071, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.