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1511Aug, 2

Andrew Barton (privateer)

Andrew Barton, Scottish admiral (b. 1466)
Sir Andrew Barton (c. 1466 – 2 August 1511) was a Scottish sailor from Leith. He gained notoriety as a privateer, making raids against Portuguese ships. He was killed in battle and memorialised in English and Scottish folk songs.

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    Capture of Malacca (1511)

    Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Malacca Sultanate.
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    War of the League of Cambrai

    Henry VIII of England concluded the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon.