What the records say
- When
- Aug 1553
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 26.60° N, 56.50° E
- Description
- 1553 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of the Strait of Hormuz (1553)
1553 Ottoman–Portuguese naval battle
The Battle of the Strait of Hormuz was fought in August 1553 between an Ottoman fleet, commanded by Admiral Murat Reis, against a Portuguese fleet of Dom Diogo de Noronha. The Turks were forced to retreat after clashing with the Portuguese.
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