Battle of Aceh (1569)

Battle of Aceh (1569)
Part of Acehnese-Portuguese conflicts
DateMay 1569
Location
Northwestern coast of Sumatra
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal Aceh Sultanate Sultanate of Aceh
Commanders and leaders
Mem Lopes Carrasco Unknown
Strength
1 carrack[1]
  • 20 galleys
  • 20 war junks
  • 200 smaller craft[2]
Casualties and losses
Many dead and wounded[1] Several ships[1]

The Battle of Aceh was fought in 1569 off the coast of Sumatra between a lone Portuguese carrack (nau, in Portuguese) and an armada of the Sultanate of Aceh, that was about to stage an attack on Portuguese Malacca. It ended in Portuguese victory and the withdrawal of the Aceh fleet after suffering heavy losses.

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