What the records say
- When
- 1541
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 19.10° N, 37.33° E
- Description
- 1541 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Suakin (1541)
Portuguese defeat of Ottomans in Sudan
The Battle of Suakin of 1541 was an armed encounter that took place in 1541 in the city of Suakin, held by the Ottoman Empire, and which was attacked, sacked and razed by Portuguese forces under the command of the Portuguese governor of India, Dom Estêvão da Gama.
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