Aceh expedition (1606)
| Aceh expedition (1606) | |||||||
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| Part of Acehnese-Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Portuguese Empire | Sultanate of Aceh | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Martim Afonso de Castro | Iskandar Muda | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3,000 men 15 or 16 full-rigged ships 2 Carracks 1 Caravel 4 Galleys 23 Fustas and Galliots | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 200 or 300 killed | 2 cannons captured | ||||||
The Aceh Expedition was a military expedition launched by the Portuguese against the Acehnese to force them to build a Portuguese fortress near Aceh. However, the expedition ended in failure.
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