Battle of Mombasa (1589)
| Battle of Mombasa (1589) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1586–1589) | |||||||||
16th century depiction of Mombasa. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Kingdom of Portugal Zimba tribe |
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| Tomé de Sousa Coutinho | Mir Ali Beg (POW) | ||||||||
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| Few | Heavy | ||||||||
The Battle of Mombasa took place on 5 March 1589, between Portuguese and Zimba forces under the command of Tomé Coutinho against the Ottomans. The Portuguese would reconquer the city and capture Mir Ali Beg.
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