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the upcoming invasion, began preparations to oppose them. They gathered many men to the shores. The
Muslims predicted the landing point where the Portuguese would disembark. The Portuguese landed but found great resistance, forcing them to retreat. Those who could not escape were captured and sold as slaves in Oran.
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In late July 1501, Manuel dispatched a fleet of 35 ships consisting of 3,500 men led by Joao de
Meneses to seize Mers-el-Kébir and establish a garrison there. The Portuguese armada faced a storm that did not allow them to disembark easily and struggled for 8 days. The Moors and the Arabs, aware of
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of
Granada in 1492, Spain began establishing their rule on the coasts of Algeria and Tunis. Portugal could not afford to be left behind if they did not launch campaigns in Morocco. Portugal sought to expand more in Morocco as it would be easier, cheaper, and more convenient than traveling to the
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East. Another issue was to deal with the
Barbary corsairs who were ravaging the coasts of Spain and the Ottomans, who were having a
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Jean Joseph Léandre Bargès (1887), Complément de l'histoire des Beni-Zeiyan, rois de
Tlemcen.
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Ministère des travaux publics (1890), Ports maritimes de la France, Vol 8, Part I.
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with the
Venetians. The Venetians sought Portugal's help; the Portuguese king,
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16:
This article is about the battle in 1501. For the WWII British naval raid, see
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Malyn Newitt (2004), A History of
Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400–1668.
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513:
1491:
Sanjay
Subrahmanyam (1997), The Career and Legend of Vasco Da Gama.
1512:
L. Didier (1927), Histoire d'Oran période de 1501 à 1550.
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occurred in 1501 and was a failed attempt to capture
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106:John of Meneses, 1st Count of Tarouca
1390:Jean Joseph Léandre Bargès, p. 406-7
13:
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14:
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1:
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179:Portuguese colonial campaigns
7:
1426:Sanjay Subrahmanyam, p. 188
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10:
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1536:Battles involving Portugal
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15:
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131:
116:
99:
70:
30:
25:
1551:History of Mers El Kébir
1207:Banda Oriental (1816–20)
1185:Banda Oriental (1776–77)
1138:Banda Oriental (1735–37)
911:Cape of Good Hope (1630)
1531:16th century in Algeria
1329:Battle of Mers-el-Kébir
1309:Guinea-Bissau (1963–74)
841:Coromandel Coast (1619)
26:Battle of Mers-el-Kébir
18:Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
1222:Mozambique (1847–1910)
846:Persian Gulf (1621–22)
749:Indian Ocean (1586–89)
519:Indian Ocean (1538–60)
319:Persian Gulf (1507–15)
284:Indian Ocean (1505–17)
100:Commanders and leaders
1101:East Africa (1696–98)
389:Sri Lanka (1520–1658)
132:Casualties and losses
1417:Malyn Newitt, p. 66
1408:Malyn Newitt, p. 66
1381:Malyn Newitt, p. 66
1314:Mozambique (1964–74)
1279:Mozambique (1917-18)
1274:Mozambique (1917–18)
1259:East Timor (1911–12)
1197:French Guiana (1809)
1051:2nd Sri Lanka (1654)
1046:1st Sri Lanka (1654)
469:Moluccas (1530–1607)
1335:by the Portuguese.
886:Persian Gulf (1625)
856:Persian Gulf (1622)
826:Persian Gulf (1614)
769:Sri Lanka (1587–88)
754:Persian Gulf (1586)
639:Sri Lanka (1557–58)
629:Gulf of Oman (1554)
614:Persian Gulf (1551)
484:Persian Gulf (1534)
464:Persian Gulf (1529)
1269:Angola (1914–1917)
1180:Angola (1774–1778)
991:Malaysia (1640–41)
931:East Africa (1632)
851:Trincomalee (1622)
821:Brazil (1612–1615)
554:East Africa (1542)
514:Brazil (1534–1536)
459:East Africa (1528)
374:East Africa (1517)
299:East Africa (1507)
279:East Africa (1505)
94:Kingdom of Tlemcen
52:Kingdom of Tlemcen
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1237:Mozambique (1895)
1232:Mozambique (1895)
1056:Malabar (1658–63)
956:Gold Coast (1637)
896:Gold Coast (1625)
784:India (1599–1600)
699:Chaul (1570–1571)
584:Insulindia (1545)
439:Insulindia (1526)
434:Insulindia (1525)
429:Sumatra (1523–24)
404:Insulindia (1521)
264:India (1500–1513)
217:Morocco (1463–64)
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82:Portuguese Empire
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1304:Angola (1961–74)
1299:Africa (1961–74)
1264:Angola (1914–15)
1249:Angola (1902–04)
1212:Brazil (1821–25)
1163:Brazil (1762–63)
1041:Brazil (1652–54)
996:Angola (1641–48)
946:Arabia (1633–43)
709:Mangalore (1571)
624:Arabia (1552–54)
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1133:India (1729–32)
1006:India (1644–45)
971:India (1638–39)
901:Malaysia (1628)
831:Malaysia (1615)
811:Malaysia (1606)
806:Malaysia (1606)
764:Malaysia (1587)
759:Malaysia (1586)
729:Malaysia (1575)
724:Malaysia (1574)
719:Malaysia (1573)
714:India (1570–75)
694:Goa (1570–1571)
634:Pakistan (1557)
619:Malaysia (1551)
599:Malaysia (1547)
579:Ethiopia (1543)
574:Ethiopia (1542)
569:Ethiopia (1542)
564:Ethiopia (1542)
559:Ethiopia (1542)
549:Ethiopia (1542)
544:Ethiopia (1541)
509:Moluccas (1536)
504:Malaysia (1536)
499:Malaysia (1535)
489:Malaysia (1534)
424:Malaysia (1523)
384:Malaysia (1520)
339:Malaysia (1511)
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178:
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111:Abu Abdallah IV
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973:
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903:
898:
893:
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853:
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828:
823:
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798:
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774:Mombasa (1589)
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761:
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751:
746:
741:
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734:Morocco (1578)
731:
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704:Honavar (1571)
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689:Sumatra (1569)
686:
684:Malacca (1568)
681:
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671:
669:Morocco (1564)
666:
664:Morocco (1562)
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546:
541:
539:Red Sea (1541)
536:
534:Red Sea (1541)
531:
529:Red Sea (1541)
526:
524:Red Sea (1541)
521:
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451:
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411:
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369:Morocco (1516)
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364:Morocco (1515)
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349:Morocco (1514)
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249:
247:Morocco (1489)
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232:Morocco (1471)
229:
227:Morocco (1471)
224:
222:Morocco (1468)
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1086:Angola (1671)
1084:
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1081:Angola (1670)
1079:
1077:
1076:Angola (1670)
1074:
1072:
1071:Brazil (1666)
1069:
1067:
1066:Angola (1665)
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1061:Margão (1659)
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1029:
1027:
1026:Brazil (1648)
1024:
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1019:
1017:
1016:Brazil (1645)
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1007:
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949:
947:
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941:Arabia (1633)
939:
937:
936:Bengal (1632)
934:
932:
929:
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924:
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869:
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849:
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844:
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839:
837:
836:Jaffna (1619)
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779:Jaffna (1591)
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742:
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