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Battle of Mombasa

Battle of Mombasa was a battle fought in 1528 at Mombasa, in what is now Kenya. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mombasa. The recorded result: Portuguese victory.

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Fought1528
WhereMombasa, Kenya4.050S, 39.667E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePortuguese victory
BelligerentsPortuguese Empire; Supported by: Malindi KingdomagainstSultanate of Mombasa
Casualties and losses25 dead.andHeavy

Record

Date1528 (year precision)
PlaceMombasa, Kenya
4.050S, 39.667E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength4 ships.; 800 Portuguese soldiers.; 500–800 Malindi warriors; 200 Montangane warriors; Zanzibari warriors.600 archers. 8 cannon.
Casualties and losses25 dead.Heavy
Commanders
  • Nuno da Cunha
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Placed at Mombasa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1528

Battle of Mombasa is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 9 in present-day Kenya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q121076382, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mombasa (1528), revision 1370450218, 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.