Battle of Bantam

The naval Battle of Bantam took place on 27 December 1601 in Bantam Bay, Indonesia, when an exploration fleet of 5 Dutch vessels defeated a larger Portuguese fleet including galleons and fustas.

Ships involved

 * Netherlands
 * Gelderland
 * Zeelandia (Jan Cornelisz)
 * Utrecht
 * Wachter (yacht)
 * Duyfken (yacht)


 * Portugal (André Furtado de Mendonça), 30 vessels total
 * 8 galleons
 * several fustas (similar to galleys) - 3 set alight and captured by Dutch