Battle of Aceh (1521)

Battle of Aceh (1521)
Part of Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts

the Cakra Donya Bell, it is said that the Portuguese once captured this bell and lost it in a battle with the Acehnese
DateJune 1521
Location
Result Acehnese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Aceh Sultanate Sultanate of Aceh
Commanders and leaders
Jorge de Brito   Aceh Sultanate Ali Mughayat Syah
Strength
200 men
6 ships
800–1,000 men
6 elephants
Casualties and losses
60 or 70 killed 3 or 4 cannons captured

The Battle of Aceh was a military engagement between the rising Sultanate of Aceh and the expeditionary Portuguese force in the northern Sumatran city of Aceh in which the Portuguese were defeated and their leader killed.