The naval Battle of Bantam took place on 27 December 1601 in Bantam Bay (now Banten Bay),

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, when an exploration fleet of 5 Dutch under the leadership of Walter Harmensz. and a fleet under André Furtado de Mendonça, sent from Goa to the Portuguese authority to restore, met in the Indonesian archipelago. The Portuguese were forced to retreat. Netherlands made three ships booty on a large Portuguese force majeure of eight galleons and miscellaneous smaller vessels.

Ships involved

* Netherlands ** Gelderland ** Zeelandia (Jan Cornelisz) ** Utrecht ** Wachter (yacht) **

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(yacht) * Portugal (

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), 30 vessels total ** 8 galleons ** Several fustas—3 set alight and captured by Dutch

References

Bantam 1601 in Asia Conflicts in 1601 Battles involving the Dutch Republic Bantam Battles and conflicts without fatalities Dutch conquest of Indonesia 1601 in the Dutch Empire 1601 in the Portuguese Empire {{Indonesia-hist-stub