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Battle of Salt River

Battle of Salt River was a battle fought on 1 March 1510 at Salt River, in what is now South Africa. The recorded result: ǃUriǁʼaekua victory. Recorded strength: ~150 against ~170.

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Fought1 March 1510
WhereSalt River, South Africa33.927S, 18.472E
OutcomeǃUriǁʼaekua victory
Belligerentsborder|22px Portuguese EmpireagainstǃUriǁʼaekua
Casualties and losses64andUnknown

Record

Date1 March 1510
PlaceSalt River, South Africa
33.927S, 18.472E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength~150~170
Casualties and losses64Unknown
Commanders
  • Francisco de Almeida
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Elsewhere in 1510

Battle of Salt River is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 92 in present-day South Africa.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q102045794, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Salt River, revision 1370588123, 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.