Battle of Aceh (1528)

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.

Battle of Aceh (1528)
Part of Acehnese-Portuguese conflicts
DateApril 1528
Location
Aceh, Sumatra
Result Acehnese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Sultanate of Aceh
Commanders and leaders
Simão de Sousa Galvão  Ali Mughayat Syah
Strength

1 Galley

  • 70 men

20 Boats

  • 1,000 men
Casualties and losses
All but 2 killed Heavy
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