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From the thirteenth through the seventeenth century, the Indian Ocean
HIMANSHU MISHRA
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4. Guerrilla naval tactics were used by Shivaji
4. Guerrilla naval tactics were used by Shivaji
Maharaj to take on the British, Portuguese, and
Maharaj to take on the British, Portuguese, and
other European powers' formidable naval forces. He
other European powers' formidable naval forces. He
invented the use of tiny, manoeuvrable ships called
invented the use of tiny, manoeuvrable ships called
"Galivats" for hit-and-run assaults, boarding
"Galivats" for hit-and-run assaults, boarding
adversary ships, and causing havoc with their operations.
adversary ships, and causing havoc with their operations.
When used against the larger and slower European
When used against the larger and slower European
warships, these strategies were very successful.
warships, these strategies were very successful.
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