Siege of Campar (1543)

Siege of Campar (1543)
Part of Malay-Portuguese conflicts
Date1543
Location
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Campar
Sultanate of Bintang
Sultanate of Lingga
Commanders and leaders
Jorge Botelho
Abdela of Campar Executed
Mahmud
King of Bintang
King of Lingga
Strength
8 Portuguese vessels
Few native praus
2,500 men
70 ships
Casualties and losses
Unknown King of Lingga's galley captured

The siege of Campar took place in 1543 and was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Portugal and the combined forces of Mahmud, the Sultanate of Bintang and Lingga.


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