The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c15.121

c15.121

Manaji Angria, however, was more fortunate in his naval operations than his brother. A few days after Sambhaji’s defeat near Mangalore, Manaji proceeded against the island of Karanja with forty *Gallivats* and 2,000 men. He safely effected a landing and the garrison capitulated on 21 March after a seige of only five days. Manaji then proceeded to lay seige to the Portuguese port of Chaul.¹