Battle of Bantam explained

Conflict:Battle of Bantam
Partof:Dutch-Portuguese War
Date:27 December 1601
Place:Banten Bay, Indonesia
Result:Dutch victory
Combatant2: Portuguese Empire
Strength1:5 ships
Strength2:8 galleons
several fustas
Casualties1:None
Casualties2:3 fustas captured

The naval Battle of Bantam took place on 27 December 1601 in Bantam Bay (now Banten Bay), Indonesia, when an exploration fleet of five Dutch ships under the command of Wolfert Harmensz and a Portuguese fleet under André Furtado de Mendonça, sent from Goa to restore Portuguese authority, met in the Indonesian archipelago. The battle resulted in Dutch victory and forced the Portuguese to retreat.[1] Netherlands made three ships booty on a large Portuguese force majeure of eight galleons and miscellaneous smaller vessels.

Ships involved

References

  1. Book: Moree, Perry . Dodo's en Galjoenen. De reis van het schip Gelderland naar Oost-Indië, 1601-1603 . Waburg Pers . 2001 . 9057301717 . nl . Dodo's and Galleons. The voyage of the ship Gelderland to East-India, 1601-1603.