First Siege of Ceuta

When

22 Aug 1419 – 26 Aug 1419

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

35.89° N, 5.30° W

Description

Marinid siege to Portuguese Ceuta in August 1419

Siege in Portugal

The siege of Ceuta of 1419 was fought between the besieging forces of the Marinid sultanate, led by Sultan Abu Said Uthman III, including allied forces from the Emirate of Granada, and the Portuguese garrison of Ceuta, led by Pedro de Menezes, 1st Count of Vila Real.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Ceuta: After four days of battle, the Portuguese defenders of the city of Ceuta are able to force a retreat of invaders from Morocco”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bei der Belagerung von Ceuta siegen die verteidigenden Portugiesen gegen die merinidischen Belagerer, die Unterstützung aus dem Emirat von Granada erhalten”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page