Battle of Vasai

Battle of Vasai (Bassein)
	; Portuguese map of the Maratha siege of Vasai, 1739
Date	17 February 1739 – 16 May 1739; (2 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Vasai and surrounding area19°19′50.4″N 72°48′50.8″E
Result	Maratha victory ; Baçaim ceded to the Peshwas;
Belligerents
Maratha Empire Pindaris;	Portuguese Empire
Commanders and leaders
Chimaji Appa; Malhar Rao Holkar; Yesajirao Surve Shrungarpur; Baji Bhivrao Rethrekar; Girmaji Kanitkar; Naro Shankar Dani; Manaji Angre; Ranojirao Shinde; Khanderao Holkar	Captain Caetano de Souza Pereira ; Captain João Xavier Pinto; General Martinho da Silveira; General Pedro de Melho †; Colonel João Malhão
Strength
Maratha Empire: 40,000 Infantry; 25,000 Cavalry; 4,000 Soldiers trained in laying mines; 5,000 Camels; 50 War elephants;	Portuguese Empire: Unknown
Casualties and losses
2100	800 killed; Wounded

The Battle of Vasai or the Battle of Bassein was fought between the Marathas and the Portuguese rulers of Vasai (Portuguese, Baçaim; English, Bassein), a town near Mumbai (Bombay) in the Konkan region of the present-day state of Maharashtra, India. The Marathas were led by Chimaji Appa, a brother of Peshwa Baji Rao I.

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