What the records say
- When
- 5 Apr 1630 – 5 May 1630
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 1.60° S, 103.58° E
- Description
- 1630 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Jambi
1630 naval battle
The Battle of Jambi in 1630 was a naval engagement between Portuguese and Dutch ships in the Indonesian archipelago. Although the Portuguese won this battle, their commander Nuno Álvares Botelho, who is renowned in Portugal as one of the last great commanders of Portuguese India, drowned during the confrontation.
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