Battle of Lingga
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.
| Battle of Lingga | |||||||
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| Part of Malay–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
Location of the Lingga Islands | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Portuguese Empire |
Sultanate of Bintan Sultanate of Indragiri | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
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