Battle of Langat River

Battle of Langat River
Part of Acehnese-Portuguese conflicts
Date1628
Location
Langat River, Malay Peninsula
Result Portuguese victory[1]
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Aceh Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Dom Francisco Coutinho Unknown
Strength
15 half-galleys.[1]

100 ships[1]

Casualties and losses
Few 99 vessels[1]
3000 men[2][1]
800 guns[1][2]

The Battle of Langat River was an armed encounter between a fleet of the Portuguese Empire and the Sultanate of Aceh, within the Langat River in the Malay peninsula in 1628. The Portuguese were victorious.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference monteiro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Frederick Charles Danvers, The Portuguese in India volume II, W. H. Allen & Co. Limited, 1894, p. 226