Battle of the Alcaides

Battle of the Alcaides
Part of the Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
Date1514
Location
Result Decisive Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal Sultanate of Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Nuno Fernandes de Ataíde
Martim Afonso de Melo Coutinho
João de Meneses
Iheabenafut
Unknown
Strength
800 cavalry
1000 infantry
400 lances
50 horses
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Light 2.000 Dead
280 prisoners[1]
Portuguese forces also received assistance from a "friendly Moor" named Iheabenafut with 1,500 lances.

The Battle of the Alcaides, fought in 1514, was a significant military engagement between the forces of the kings of Fez and Mequinez and the Portuguese defenders, along with their local allies, near the city of Azemmour in the town of Boulaouane.[1]

  1. ^ a b Said, Maria Manuela Santos Alves on (2016-12-18). "A Batalha de Boulaouane ou dos Alcaides". Histórias de Portugal em Marrocos (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-25.