Battle of Aceh (1521)

Battle of Aceh (1521)
Part of Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts
the Cakra Donya Bell, it is said that the Portuguese once captured this bell and lost it in a battle with the Acehnese
Date June 1521 Location Banda Aceh, Sumatra Result Acehnese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Sultanate of Aceh
Commanders and leaders
Jorge De Brito  †	Ali Mughayat Syah
Strength
200 men 6 ships	800–1,000 men 6 elephants
Casualties and losses
60 or 70 killed	3 or 4 cannons captured

The Battle of Aceh was a military engagement between the rising Sultanate of Aceh and the expeditionary Portuguese force in the northern Sumatran city of Aceh in which the Portuguese were defeated and their leader killed.