Battle of Bantam

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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:

[edit] Netherlands

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

[edit] Portugal (Andre Furtado de Mendoca)

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



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