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{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Battle of Cannanore<br />
| partof = Portuguese battles in the Indian Ocean<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| date = {{start and end date|1501|12|31|1502|01|02|df=y}}<br />
| place = [[Kannur|Cannanore]], India<br />
| result = Portuguese victory<br />
| combatant1 = {{flag|Portuguese Empire}}<br />
| combatant2 = [[Kozhikode|Calicut]]<br />
| commander1 = [[João da Nova]]<br />
| commander2 = Zamorin of Calicut<br />
| strength1 = 4 [[carrack]]s<br />
| strength2 = {{ubl|+220 vessels|180 paraus and zambuks<hr/>|7,000 men<ref>Matthew 1997, p. 11.</ref>}}<br />
| casualties1 = Unknown<br />
| casualties2 = {{ubl|'''Losses''':|5 major ships|~12 paraus and zambuks}}<br />
| campaignbox = {{Portuguese battles in the Indian Ocean}}<br />
}}<br />
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The '''First Battle of Cannanore''' was a naval engagement between the [[3rd Portuguese India Armada (Nova, 1501)|Third Portuguese Armada]] under [[João da Nova]] and the naval forces of Calicut, which had been assembled by the [[Zamorin]] against the Portuguese in order to prevent their return to Portugal.<br />
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The battle was fought over two days, between 31 December 1501 and 2 January 1502, and was the first major Portuguese naval engagement in the Indian Ocean. Although badly outnumbered, da Nova's bold tactics, better trained and prepared men, and superior weaponry proved decisive for the Portuguese to defeat the blocking force of Calicut, break out of Cannanore, and emerge victorious from the battle.<br />
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The battle is also historically notable for being one of the earliest recorded deliberate uses of a naval [[line of battle]], and for resolving the battle by cannon alone. These tactics would become increasingly prevalent as navies evolved and began to see ships less as carriers of armed men, and more as floating artillery. In that respect, this has been called the first 'modern' naval battle (at least for one side).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marinha.pt/pt/amarinha/historia/combatesnavais/pages/cananor31dedezembrode1501a2dejaneirode1502.aspx# |title=''Cananor – 31 de Dezembro de 1501 a 2 de Janeiro de 1502'' |access-date=29 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820093508/http://www.marinha.pt/pt/amarinha/historia/combatesnavais/pages/cananor31dedezembrode1501a2dejaneirode1502.aspx# |archive-date=20 August 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> After it, João da Nova returned to Portugal.<br />
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==References==<br />
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