Regarded as the Portuguese Thermopylae, the Battle of Cochin in 1504, was one of the most lopsided engagements in history. Over 65,000 soldiers of Calicut attacked Cochin that had 150 Portuguese defenders. But in the narrow fords of the Cochin Harbor, the Portuguese commander Duarte Pereira was determined to make his opponent's numbers count for nothing.

0:27: ⚔️ Strategic defense plan against enemy forces at two fords based on tide knowledge.
4:01: ⚔️ Zamorin's army faces Portuguese at Ford of Pagar, hindered by spikes, leading to unexpected compacting of waves.
7:45: 🔥 Calicut king abdicates after failed assaults by Pereira's fleet, leading to high casualties and shattered morale.

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