battle, early modern

Battle of Lingga

Name: Battle of Lingga
Location: Lingga Island, Indonesia

Battle of Lingga was a battle fought in 1525 at Lingga Island, in what is now Indonesia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lingga Island. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 2 carracks, 80 soldiers against 160 lancharas; 2,000 men.

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Fought1525

WhereLingga Island, Indonesia0.136S, 104.625E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

Belligerents24px|border Portuguese EmpireagainstSultanate of Bintan; Sultanate of Indragiri

Casualties and losses1 dead, 17 woundedand80 vessels lost, 600 dead

Record

Date	1525 (year precision)
Place	Lingga Island, Indonesia 0.136S, 104.625E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	2 carracks, 80 soldiers	160 lancharas; 2,000 men
Casualties and losses	1 dead, 17 wounded	80 vessels lost, 600 dead

Placed at Lingga Island; 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

Action of 13 December 1964 1964, 174 km NW
Operation Jaywick 1943, 179 km NW
Operation Rimau 1944, 179 km NW
Battle of Pasir Panjang 1942, 184 km NW
Bombing of Singapore 1944, 191 km NW

Elsewhere in 1525

Battle of Lingga 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 Q116169828, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lingga, revision 1370447671, 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.