1585 military expedition
| Ternate expedition (1585) | |||||||
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| Part of Ternatean–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Spanish Empire Portuguese EmpireSultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Bacan Sultanate of Sulawesi |
 Sultanate of Ternate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Juan Morones Diego de Azambuja Duarte Pereira |
Saidi Berkat | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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24 ships 300 Spanish 600 Filipinos Unknown Portuguese and Malay allies | 30 Javanese junks | ||||||
The Ternate expedition (February - October 1585) was launched by a joint of Spanish-Portuguese forces allied with the Sultanate of Tidore to capture the city of Ternate. The expedition failed and the allies withdrew after months of siege.