Battle of Tednest

Battle of Tadnest
Part of Moroccan-Portuguese conflicts
Date1514
Location
Tadnest
Result Portuguese victory[1]
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Sultanate of Morocco
Commanders and leaders
  • Nuno Fernandes de Ataíde
  • Yahya ben Tafuft
 Abu Abdallah al-Qaim
Strength
100[1]-400[2] Portuguese horsemen
2000[2]-3000[1] Muslim horsemen
700 Arab footmen[1]		 4000 horse.[1]
Casualties and losses
120 dead.[1] 800 dead, 200 captives.[1]

The Battle of Tednest was an armed engagement that took place in 1514 near the town of Tednest in southern Morocco, involving Portuguese forces supported by Moroccan auxiliaries against Moroccan forces under Saadi sheriff Abu Abdallah al-Qaim. The Portuguese were victorious and Tednast was sacked.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference barbuda was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Damião Antonio de Lemos Faria e Castro: Historia geral de Portugal, e suas Conquistas, Volume 10, Typografia Rollandiana, 1788, p.328.