Portuguese engagement in 16th century against Aceh Sultanate
| Battle of Aceh (1528) | |||||||
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| Part of Acehnese-Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 Sultanate of Aceh | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Simão de Sousa Galvão † | Ali Mughayat Syah | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 Galley 70 men |
20 Boats 1,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| All but 2 killed | Heavy | ||||||
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The Battle of Aceh was a 1528 military engagement between a lone Portuguese galley and an Acehnese armada near the coast of Aceh, located in present-day Indonesia. The Acehnese captured the Portuguese galley.