Portuguese raids in Senegambia

Portuguese raids in Senegambia
Part of the Henrican explorations and early Transatlantic slave trade

"Nuno Tristão assaulted by the natives" — História de Portugal, popular e ilustrada c. 1899
Date15th century
Location
Senegambia
Result Portuguese failure
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal Jolof Empire
Mali Empire
Commanders and leaders
Henry the Navigator
Nuno Tristão †
Álvaro Fernandes (WIA)
Vallarte the Dane †
Alvise Cadamosto		 Local rulers

The Portuguese raids in Senegambia were a series of mid-15th century expeditions carried out by explorers and slave raiders in the service of Prince Henry of Portugal along the coasts of present-day Senegal and The Gambia.

Although these expeditions largely ended in failure, they marked the first steps in Portuguese expansion along the West African coast, a process that would eventually lead to its naval victory at Diu in 1509. At the same time, these encounters revealed the military organization and tactics of the Malian and Jolof empires, and that European naval superiority was limited.

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