What the records say
- When
- 25 Aug 1505
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 4.05° S, 39.67° E
- Description
- military confrontation that took place in 1505
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Mombasa (1505)
The Battle of Mombasa in 1505 was a military engagement between Portuguese forces under the command of the first Viceroy of India Dom Francisco de Almeida and the Sultanate of Mombasa. The Portuguese staged a landing and sacked the city on the occasion.
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