Battle of Tunmen
The Battle of Tunmen or Tamão was a naval battle in which the Ming imperial navy defeated a Portuguese fleet led by Diogo Calvo in 1521.
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ming dynasty | Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Wang Hong (汪鋐) |
Diogo Calvo Duarte Coelho Ambrósio do Rego | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50+ Junks |
5 Caravels Siamese and Patani junks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
2 Caravels abandoned all junks abandoned | ||||||
Location within Hong Kong Battle of Tunmen (Eastern China) | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 屯門海戰 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 屯门海战 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||
| Portuguese | Batalha de Tamão | ||||||||||
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