Chaouia expedition

Chaouia Campaign
Part of Moroccan-Portuguese conflicts
DateAugust 1487[1]
Location
Chaouia, Morocco
Result Portuguese victory.
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal Wattasid Morocco
Commanders and leaders
  • Dom Diogo Fernandes de Almeida[2]
  • Dom João de Ataíde
 Unknown
Strength
150 horse, 1000 foot.[2][3]
30 ships.[2]		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 900 dead, 300 to 800 captives.[2][3]

The Chaouia Expedition took place in 1487, when a Portuguese force landed at Anfa and pillaged the region between that city and Larache.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference pereira was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference cruzlazaro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Ignacio da Costa Quintella: Annaes da Marinha Portugueza, Typographia da Academia Real das Sciencias, 1839, p.206.