Persian Gulf campaign (1719)

Persian Gulf campaign
Part of Omani–Portuguese conflicts

1721 map of the Persian Gulf
Date5–30 August 1719[1]
Location
Persian Gulf
Result Portuguese naval victory[1][2][3]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal
Safavid Iran		 Imamate of Oman
Commanders and leaders
António de Figueiredo e Utra[1][2][3] Unnamed admiral
Casualties and losses
Unknown 1,400 dead[2]

The Persian Gulf campaign (1719) consisted of two[1] or three[2] naval battles in the Persian Gulf in which the Kingdom of Portugal assisted Safavid Iran against the Imamate of Oman.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Saturnino Monteiro, Armando da Silva (1996). Batalhas e Combates da Marinha Portuguesa – VII (1669-1807) (PDF) (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Livraria Sá da Costa. pp. 111–115.
  2. ^ a b c d Potts, Agreeable News from Persia, 2022, p. 119
  3. ^ a b Floor, A political and economic history of five port cities, 1500-1730, 2006, p. 422.
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