Raid of Marrakesh (1515)

Raid of Marrakesh (1515)
Part of Moroccan-Portuguese conflicts

Bab el Khemis Gate in Marrakesh where the Morrocan garrison engaged with the Portuguese troops
Date23 April 1515
Location
Marrakesh
Result Moroccan victory
Belligerents
  • Berber auxiliaries
Supported by:
Saadians
Wattasids
Commanders and leaders
  • Nuno Fernandes de Ataíde
  • Dom Pedro de Sousa
  • Yahya ben Tafuft
  • Sheikh of Abido
  • Sheikh of Garabia
  • Sheikh Cid Meimam
 Emir Nasr al-Hintati[1]
Strength
500 Portuguese horsemen
2400 Berber horsemen		 unknown
Casualties and losses
None Portuguese killed but some wounded
10 or 12 Berbers killed and many wounded.[2]		 Unknown

The Raid of Marrakech took place in 1515, when the Portuguese governor of Safi Nuno Fernandes de Ataíde led a raid that penetrated as far as Marrakech in hopes of forcing its Hintata ruler to accept Portuguese suzerainty, the attack, however, failed.[3][4]

It is considered the most daring exploit in the career of Ataíde.

  1. ^ Weston F. Cook: The Hundred Years War For Morocco: Gunpowder And The Military Revolution In The Early Modern Muslim World, Avalon Publishing, 1994, p.148
  2. ^ Damião de Góis: Chronica d'el-rei D. Manuel, volume VIII, 1911, p.104.[1]
  3. ^ Susana Ferreira, The Crown, the Court and the Casa Da Índia: Political Centralization in Portugal 1479-1521, p. 146 [2]
  4. ^ Ataíde e os Mouros de Pazes da Duquela WordPress. Consultado em 19 de Outubro de 2015 [3]