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First Battle of Tamao

First Battle of Tamao was a naval engagement fought in 1521 at Tuen Mun, in what is now Hong Kong S.A.R.. The recorded result: Ming victory. Recorded strength: 50+ Junks against 5 Caravels; Siamese and Patani junks.

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Fought1521
WhereTuen Mun, Hong Kong S.A.R.22.371N, 113.978E
OutcomeMing victory
BelligerentsMing dynastyagainstKingdom of Portugal
Casualties and lossesUnknownand2 Caravels abandoned; all junks abandoned

Record

Date1521 (year precision)
PlaceTuen Mun, Hong Kong S.A.R.
22.371N, 113.978E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength50+ Junks5 Caravels; Siamese and Patani junks
Casualties and lossesUnknown2 Caravels abandoned; all junks abandoned
Commanders
  • Duarte Coelho
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Elsewhere in 1521

First Battle of Tamao is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Hong Kong S.A.R..

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5452540, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tunmen, revision 1384485837, 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.