What the records say
- When
- 16 Dec 1547
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 6.40° N, 100.13° E
- Description
- military action in Malaya in the 1540s
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Perlis River
Naval battle between Aceh and Portugal (1547)
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.
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