Battle of Lingga

Battle of Lingga
	Part of Malay–Portuguese conflicts
	; Location of the Lingga Islands
Date	1525
Location	Lingga Island
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Sultanate of Bintan; Sultanate of Indragiri
Commanders and leaders
Álvaro de Brito; Baltasar Raposo	Sultan of Indragiri; Laqueximena
Strength
2 carracks, 80 soldiers	160 lancharas; 2,000 men
Casualties and losses
1 dead, 17 wounded	80 vessels lost, 600 dead

The Battle of Lingga was a naval engagement that took place in 1525 and in which Portuguese forces defeated a fleet belonging to the Sultan of Bintan (former Sultan of Malacca) and the Sultan of Indragiri, in defense of their ally, the Sultan of Lingga.

^ Barros, 1777, p.471.
^ Saturnino Monteiro: Batalhas e Combates da Marinha Portuguesa 1139-1975, volume II, Livraria Sá da Costa Editora, 1991, p.75.
^ João de Barros: Da Ásia dec. III, part II, Regia Officina Typografica, 1777 edition, p.472.
^ Fernão Lopes de Castanheda: Historia do descobrimento e conquista da India pelos Portugueses, Typographia Rollandiana, 1833 edition, Volumes 6-7, 216.
^ Cite error: The named reference Monteiro3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Barros, 1777, p.471.

[Monteiro1-2] Saturnino Monteiro: Batalhas e Combates da Marinha Portuguesa 1139-1975, volume II, Livraria Sá da Costa Editora, 1991, p.75.

[Barros-3] João de Barros: Da Ásia dec. III, part II, Regia Officina Typografica, 1777 edition, p.472.

[4] Fernão Lopes de Castanheda: Historia do descobrimento e conquista da India pelos Portugueses, Typographia Rollandiana, 1833 edition, Volumes 6-7, 216.

[Monteiro3-5] Cite error: The named reference Monteiro3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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