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Battle of Guinea

Battle of Guinea was a naval engagement fought in 1478 at Elmina. It was part of the War of the Castilian Succession, which ran from 1475 to 1479. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 11 ships against 11~35 ships.

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Nautical chart of Portuguese cartographer Fernão Vaz Dourado (c. 1520 - c. 1580), part of a nautical atlas drawn in 1571 and now kept in the Portuguese National Archives of Torre do Tombo (ANTT), Lisb
Nautical chart of Portuguese cartographer Fernão Vaz Dourado (c. 1520 - c. 1580), part of a nautical atlas drawn in 1571 and now kept in the Portuguese National Archives of Torre do Tombo (ANTT), Lisb. Alvesgaspar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1478
WhereElmina1.000N, 4.000E
OutcomePortuguese victory
BelligerentsKingdom of PortugalagainstCrown of Castile
Casualties and lossesNo ships lostandAll ships, crew and guns captured; A huge cargo of gold captured
Part ofWar of the Castilian Succession1475 to 1479

Where it sits in the War of the Castilian Succession

Siege of Burgos, 1475Battle of Gibraltar, 1476Battle of Toro, 1476Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1476Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1476Battle of Mourão, 1477Battle of Guinea, 1478Battle of La Albuera, 147914751479Battle of Guinea, 1478
8 placed engagements of the War of the Castilian Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1478 (year precision)
PlaceElmina
1.000N, 4.000E
KindNaval engagement, medieval
Strength11 ships11~35 ships
Casualties and lossesNo ships lostAll ships, crew and guns captured; A huge cargo of gold captured
Battle of GuineaBattle of Guinea100 km1.000N, 4.000E
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Battle of Guinea is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3772937, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Guinea, revision 1370442279, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.