Battle of Bantam

Battle of Bantam

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 galleys.

Ships involved:

Netherlands

"Gelderland"
"Zeelandia" (Jan Cornelisz)
"Utrecht"
"Wachter" (yacht)
"Duyfken" (yacht)

Portugal (André Furtado de Mendonça)

8 galleons
several fusta (similar to galleys) - 3 set alight and captured by Dutch
30 vessels total


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