A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c17.16

c17.16

Its fall was due in great measure to the assistance rendered by some Portuguese, headed by Christovão de Figueiredo, who with their arquebusses picked off the defenders from the walls, and thus enabled the besiegers to approach close to the lines of fortification and pull down the stones of which they were formed. Driven to desperation, and their governor being slain, the garrison surrendered.