Battle of Bantam
| Battle of Bantam | |||||||
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| Part of Dutch-Portuguese War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dutch Republic |
.svg.png){kind=small} Portuguese Empire | ||||||
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| 5 ships |
8 galleons several fustas | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 3 fustas captured | ||||||
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The naval Battle of Bantam took place on 27 December 1601 in Bantam Bay, Indonesia, when an exploration fleet of 5 Dutch vessels defeated a larger Portuguese fleet including galleons and fustas.
Ships involved
- Netherlands
- Gelderland
- Zeelandia (Jan Cornelisz)
- Utrecht
- Wachter (yacht)
- Duyfken (yacht)
- Portugal (André Furtado de Mendonça), 30 vessels total
- 8 galleons
- several fustas (similar to galleys) - 3 set alight and captured by Dutch
References
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