Battle of Perlis River
| Battle of Perlis River | |||||||
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| Part of Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
Francis Xavier at Malacca inspiring Portuguese soldiers to fight the Acehnese. 1619 painting by André Reinoso. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Portuguese Empire | Aceh Sultanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Dom Francisco de Eça | Bayaya Soora | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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9 light galleys 230 Portuguese soldiers |
5,380 men 60 vessels | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 29 dead 147 wounded |
4,000 men killed, captured, dead or missing 45 vessels captured, 10 sunk | ||||||
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The Battle of Perlis River was an armed engagement that took place in 1547 in the Perlis River between a Portuguese fleet and a fleet of the Sultanate of Aceh. The Portuguese achieved "a complete victory" over the Acehnese fleet, which was almost completely destroyed.