Battle of Socotra
| Battle of Socotra | |||||||||
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| Part of Portuguese Battles in the East | |||||||||
Çacotoraa in a 16th century Portuguese sketch by João de Castro | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Portuguese Empire | Mahra Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Tristão da Cunha Afonso de Albuquerque | Sheikh Ibrahim † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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400 men 14 ships | 130 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Few | Heavy | ||||||||
The Battle of Socotra was a military engagement that took place on Socotra Island in 1507, and which resulted in the occupation of the Island by the Portuguese Empire as Portuguese Socotra.
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