Battle of Wofla

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The Battle of Wofla was a 1542 clash in Ethiopia where Portuguese forces under Cristóvão da Gama were defeated and he was captured by the army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.

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Battle of Wofla canonical 4
Battle of Wofla (1542) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Wofla (1542)
linked to: Battle of Wofla
associatedWith Ottoman support to Adal forces
belligerent Portuguese forces in Ethiopia
army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
chronology fought after the arrival of Portuguese reinforcements in Ethiopia
combatant Adal Sultanate
Ethiopian Empire
Portuguese Empire
commander Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
Cristóvão da Gama
conflict Ethiopian–Adal War
conflictType land battle
country Ethiopia
date 1542
era 16th century
followedBy final campaigns of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi in Ethiopia
hasParticipant Adal troops
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
Cristóvão da Gama
Ethiopian allies of the Portuguese
Portuguese soldiers
historicalContext struggle between Christian Ethiopian Empire and Muslim Adal Sultanate
historicalPeriod Age of Discovery
linked to: Age of Exploration
location Ethiopia
opponentCommander Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
Cristóvão da Gama
outcome weakened Portuguese-Ethiopian position against Adal
partOf Ethiopian–Adal War
Portuguese intervention in the Ethiopian–Adal War
precededBy earlier engagements between Portuguese-Ethiopian and Adal forces in 1542
region Horn of Africa
result Adal victory
capture of Cristóvão da Gama
defeat of Portuguese forces
significance led to the capture and later execution of Cristóvão da Gama
year 1542

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Cristóvão da Gama battle Battle of Wofla
Battle of Wofla alsoKnownAs Battle of Wofla (1542)
linked to: Battle of Wofla