Attack on Bintan (1521)

Attack on Bintan
Part of Malay-Portuguese conflicts
DateOctober 1521
Location
Result Malaccan victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Sultanate of Malacca
Commanders and leaders
Jorge de Albuquerque
Antonio de Brito
Mahmud Shah of Malacca
Strength
600 men
18 vessels
Unknown
Casualties and losses
20 men killed
several wounded
one brigantine lost
Unknown

The Attack on Bintan in 1521 was an engagement between the Malaccans and the Portuguese who attacked the island in order to destroy Mahmud Shah of Malacca's base in Bintan, however, the attack was successfully fended off.


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