Battle of River Duyon

The Battle of River Duyon was a naval engagement between the Portuguese forces commanded by Nuno Álvares Botelho, who is renowned in Portugal as the last great commander of Portuguese India, and the forces of the Sultanate of Aceh, which were led by General Lassemane.

Battle of River Duyon
Part of Portuguese battles in the East
Date 1629 Location Portuguese Malacca Result Decisive Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Pahang Sultanate	Sultanate of Aceh
Commanders and leaders
Nuno Álvares Botelho	Lassemane
Strength
1260 soldiers 28 galleys 2000 soldiers of Pahang	236 ships 19,000 men [1]
Casualties and losses
60 dead	All ships captured or destroyed All men killed or captured 130 artillery pieces captured Lassemane captured

The relatively modest Portuguese fleet achieved an absolute victory over the Ottoman-allied Aceh in such decisive ways that not a single ship or man of the invading force sent to conquer Malacca got back to its country. The Sultanate of Perak, a vassal of the Sultanate of Aceh, defected to the Portuguese side on the occasion.

After his triumph, Álvares Botelho was received in Malacca in apotheosis, and his great achievement was greatly celebrated in Portugal. Additionally, the Portuguese captured the huge captain ship of Aceh, called "Wonder of the World". The ship, a galley with a crew of over 1,000 men, was then taken to Malacca and Goa to be admired by the population.

References

1. Monteiro, Saturnino (2010). Batalhas e Combates da Marinha Portuguesa. Lisbon: Livraria Sá da Costa Editora. ISBN 972-562-323-1.