Battle of Tunmen
| Battle of Tãmão | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ming Dynasty China | Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Wang Hong(汪鋐) | Simão de Andrade | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Squadron of Junks | Caravel ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Tãmão was a naval battle when the Ming Dynasty Imperial Navy defeated a Portuguese navy led by Simão de Andrade in 1521.
Causes
Simão de Andrade had been kidnapping Chinese children to sell in Malacca, and ignored Chinese sovereign authority at Tãmão, building a fort. The Chinese responded by blockading the Portuguese. The Portuguese would have starved if they had not run the blockade.
The Battle
Simão de Andrade's fleet was defeated by the Chinese navy, which emboldened the Chinese to take further military action the following year, at the Second Battle of Tamao (1522) against Martim Afonso de Mello.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. China Branch (1895). Journal of the China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society for the year ..., Volumes 27-28. The Branch. p. 44. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. North-China Branch (1894). Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volumes 26-27. The Branch. p. 44. Retrieved 2010-06-28.