Battle of Mombasa (1528)

Battle of Mombasa 1528
Part of Portuguese Battles in the East
Date1528
Location
Mombasa, east Africa
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire
Supported by:
Malindi Kingdom		 Sultanate of Mombasa
Commanders and leaders
Nuno da Cunha Sultan of Mombasa
Strength
4 ships.[1]
800 Portuguese soldiers.[1][2]
500[3]-800[1] Malindi warriors
200 Montangane warriors[3]
Zanzibari warriors.[3]		 600 archers.[2] 8 cannon.[3]
Casualties and losses
25 dead.[3] Heavy

The Battle of Mombasa in 1528 was a military engagement between Portuguese forces under the command of the Portuguese governor of India Nuno da Cunha and the Sultanate of Mombasa.

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  3. ^ a b c d e Stéphane Pradines: "Portuguese Fortresses in East Africa" in Fort, volume 44, 2016, pp. 52-53.