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
Date1541
Location
Suakin, west coast of the Red Sea
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown
Strength
1,000 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.