Anfa expedition (1468)

Anfa Expedition (1468)
Part of Moroccan-Portuguese conflicts

Anfa in 1572, depicted in Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun.
Date1468[1][2]
Location
Anfa, Morocco
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal Wattasid Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Viseu Unknown.
Strength
10,000 men, 50 ships. Unknown
Casualties and losses
None. Unknown

The Anfa Expedition of 1468 took place when a Portuguese fleet commanded by Duke Fernando of Viseu razed the town of Anfa, then one of the most important cities in Morocco and a pirate haven.

  1. ^ Donald Joseph Kagay, L. J. Andrew Villalon: Crusaders, Condottieri, and Cannon: Medieval Warfare in Societies Around the Mediterranean, Brill, 2003, p.251.
  2. ^ DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Morocco Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2017, p.99.