- Gama was
defeated in the
Battle of
Wofla in 1543, and
afterwards captured then
killed by Imam
Ahmad Gragn.
Wofla was
briefly governed by Abu Bakr Qatin...
- The
Battle of
Wofla was
fought on
August 28, 1542, near Lake
Ashenge in
Wofla (Ofla)
between the
Portuguese under Cristóvão da Gama and the
forces of...
-
Battle of Suez (1541)
Attack on
Jeddah (1541)
Battle of
Jarte Battle of
Wofla Battle of
Wayna Daga
Siege of Diu (1546)
Capture of Aden (1548)
Battle of...
- in present-day Eritrea. However, Da Gama was
captured in the
Battle of
Wofla and
later killed. The 500
musketeers were led by
Bahri Neg****i Yeshaq, king...
- Ashangi,
where on the
advice of
Queen Seble Wongel, he made camp on a hill in
Wofla as the
rainy season started. At some
point late in the rains, Gama was approached...
-
secure the
animals and
returned to camp,
before fighting in the
Battle of
Wofla.
Following their defeat at Jarte,
Gragn requested aid from the governor...
-
Portuguese camp at
Wofla killing 200 of
their rank and file
including their commander, Cristóvão da Gama.
After the
catastrophe at
Wofla, the
surviving Portuguese...
- were short-lived, for
within the month, da Gama was
captured and
slain in
Wofla by
Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim, even
before his
soldiers escorting the
captured animals...
- of
Haddon Rig 24
August –
Scottish victory over the English.
Battle of
Wofla 28
August –
Reinforced with at
least 600
arquebusiers and cavalry, Imam...
-
Shqiptar foot
soldiers (with muskets) and
Turkish hor****. In the
Battle of
Wofla,
Somali and
Turkish forces defeated the Portuguese, Da Gama was captured...
