Ternate expedition (1585)

Ternate expedition (1585)
Part of Ternatean–Portuguese conflicts
Date February - October 1585 Location Ternate, Moluccas Result Ternate-Javanese victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire Portuguese Empire Sultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Bacan Sultanate of Sulawesi	Sultanate of Ternate
Commanders and leaders
Juan Morones Diego de Azambuja Duarte Pereira	Saidi Berkat
Strength
24 ships 300 Spanish 600 Filipinos Unknow Portuguese and Malay allies	30 Javanese junks

The Ternate expedition (February - October 1585) was launched by a joint of Spanish-Portuguese forces allied with the Sultanate of Tidore to capture the city of Ternate. The expedition failed and the allies withdrew after months of siege.