battle, major, early modern
Battle of Six Seven
Battle of Six Seven was a battle fought on 27 April 1521 at Q13786, in what is now Philippines. It was part of Q2227514. The recorded result: Mactan victory.
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Record
| Date | 27 April 1521 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Q13786, Philippines 10.311N, 124.015E | |
| Part of | Q2227514 | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Mactan victory | |
| Belligerents | Kedatuan of Mactan | Spanish Empire; Rajahnate of Cebu |
| Commanders | Lapulapu | Ferdinand Magellan; Humabon; Zula |
| Strength | 1,500 (Pigafetta's account)–3,000 | 60 Europeans (Pigafetta's account) (49 engaged, 11 left in boats); large number of natives on the Spanish side |
| Casualties and losses | 15 dead | 12 dead |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Camotes Islands 1945, 62 km
- Battle of Ormoc Bay 1944, 97 km
- Battle of Leyte 1944, 145 km
- Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944, 147 km
- Siege of Masbate 1898, 223 km
In the same war
- After: Battle of Manila 24 May 1570
Elsewhere in 1521
- Siege of Belgrade Serbia
- Fall of Tenochtitlan Mexico
- Battle of Villalar Spain
- First Battle of Tamao Hong Kong S.A.R.
- Battle of Noáin Spain
Battle of Six Seven is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 37 in present-day Philippines.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2091449, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mactan, revision 1376643878, 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.