Battle_of_Mers-el-Kébir_(1501)

Battle of Mers-el-Kébir (1501)

Battle of Mers-el-Kébir (1501)

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This article is about the battle in 1501. For the WWII British naval raid, see Attack on Mers-el-Kébir.

The Battle of Mers-el-Kébir occurred in the year 1501 and was a failed attempt to capture Mers-el-Kébir by the Portuguese.[2][3]

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In 1501 Manuel I of Portugal dispatched a fleet larger than any expedition sent east consisting of thirty-five ships along with 3,500 men, this fleet attempted to mount an attack on Mers-el-Kébir in July.[4] A battle took place on a beach between Oran and Mers-el-Kébir in which the Portuguese were completely defeated and suffered great losses.[1]

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    Exploration scientifique de l'Algerie pendant les annees 1840,1841,1842. publice par ordre du Gouvernement (etc.) Imprimerie Royale, 1844
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    The Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700: A Political and Economic History Sanjay Subrahmanyam John Wiley & Sons,
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    War in the World: A Comparative History, 1450-1600. Jeremy Black. Macmillan International Higher Education.
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    A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 Malyn Newitt Routledge,
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