battle, early modern

Attack on Bintan

Name: Attack on Bintan
Location: Bintan, Indonesia

Attack on Bintan was a battle fought in 1521 at Bintan, in what is now Indonesia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bintan. It was part of the Malay-Portuguese War, which ran from 1509 to 1641. The recorded result: Malaccan victory. Recorded strength: 600 men; 18 vessels against Unknown.

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Fought1521

WhereBintan, Indonesia0.950N, 104.619E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMalaccan victory

Belligerents24px|border Portuguese EmpireagainstSultanate of Malacca

Casualties and losses20 men killed; several wounded; one brigantine lostandUnknown

Part ofMalay-Portuguese War1509 to 1641

Where it sits in the Malay-Portuguese War

9 placed engagements of the Malay-Portuguese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1521 (year precision)
Place	Bintan, Indonesia 0.950N, 104.619E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	600 men; 18 vessels	Unknown
Casualties and losses	20 men killed; several wounded; one brigantine lost	Unknown
Commanders	Mahmud Shah of Malacca

Placed at Bintan; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Operation Rimau 1944, 92 km NW
Operation Jaywick 1943, 92 km NW
Action of 13 December 1964 1964, 100 km W
Battle of Pasir Panjang 1942, 102 km W
Bombing of Singapore 1944, 102 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Malacca 1513
After: Battle of Malacca 1534
All 9 engagements of Malay-Portuguese War

Elsewhere in 1521

Attack on Bintan is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q118900813, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Attack on Bintan (1521), revision 1372970515, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.