Battle of Suakin (1541)

Battle of Suakin (1541)
	Part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559)
	; Suakin and the Portuguese fleet in 1540, depiction by Dom João de Castro
Date	1541
Location	Suakin, west coast of the Red Sea
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dom Estevão da Gama Dom Cristóvão da Gama;	Unknown
Strength
1000 soldiers	Unknown

The Battle of Suakin of 1541 was an armed encounter that took place in 1541 in the city of Suakin (Suaquém in Portuguese), held by the Ottoman Empire, and which was attacked, sacked and razed by Portuguese forces under the command of the Portuguese governor of India, Dom Estêvão da Gama.

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