naval engagement, early modern
Battle of Duyon River
Battle of Duyon River was a naval engagement fought in 1629 at Malacca, in what is now Malaysia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Malacca. It was part of Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts, which ran from 1519 to 1639. The recorded result: Portuguese victory.
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Where it sits in Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts
Record
| Date | 1629 (year precision) to 1629 | |
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| Place | Malacca, Malaysia 2.189N, 102.251E | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, early modern | |
| Strength | 1,260 Portuguese soldiers; 400 auxiliaries; 4 brigantines; 28 galleys; 2,000 Pahang warriors; 60 vessels of Pahang | 236 ships; 19,000–20,000 men |
| Casualties and losses | 60 dead | All ships captured or destroyed; All men killed or captured; 170 heavy artillery pieces captured; the Laksamana captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Capture of Malacca 1511, same recorded site
- Siege of Malacca 1568, same recorded site
- Siege of Malacca 1606, same recorded site
- Siege of Malacca 1640, 0.4 km N
- Battle of Gemas 1942, 57 km NE
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1629
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- Siege of Privas France
- Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands
- Battle of Górzno Poland
- Battle of St. Kitts Saint Kitts and Nevis
Battle of Duyon River is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 53 in present-day Malaysia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872189, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Duyon River, revision 1385592924, 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.