battle, early modern

Battle of Zeila

Name: Battle of Zeila
Location: Zeila, Somaliland

Battle of Zeila was a battle fought in 1517 at Zeila, in what is now Somaliland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Zeila. It was part of Somali–Portuguese conflicts, which ran from 1505 to 1543. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 34 ships against Unknown.

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Fought1517

WhereZeila, Somaliland11.354N, 43.474E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsPortuguese Empireagainst25px Adal Sultanate

Casualties and lossesFew or noneandUnknown

Part ofSomali–Portuguese conflicts1505 to 1543

Record

Date	1517 (year precision)
Place	Zeila, Somaliland 11.354N, 43.474E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	34 ships	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Few or none	Unknown
Commanders	Lopo Soares de Albergaria

Placed at Zeila; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

British attack on Berbera 1827, 197 km SE
Battle of Das 1332, 209 km W
Capture of Aden 1548, 233 km NE
Siege of Aden 1513, 233 km NE
Aden Expedition 1839, 233 km NE

Elsewhere in 1517

Battle of Zeila is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q121237474, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zeila (1517), revision 1370596542, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.