Battle of Jarte

Battle of Jarte
	Part of the Ethiopian–Adal War, Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–57) and Somali–Portuguese conflicts
	; Engraving of Cristóvão da Gama chasing Gragn and the fleeing Adal army.
Date	4 to 16 April 1542
Location	"Jarte," near Wajirat, Ethiopia
Result	Portuguese-Ethiopian victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire; Ethiopian Empire	Adal Sultanate; Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Cristóvão da Gama; Seble Wongel	Ahmad ibn Ibrahim (WIA)
Strength
400 Portuguese arquebusiers; 200 Ethiopian auxiliaries	15,000 infantry; 1,500-2,000 cavalry; 200 Turkish arquebusiers
Casualties and losses
11 killed; 50 wounded	300 killed; 4 "principal captains"; 40 horsemen; 30+ Turks

The Battle of Jarte was fought from 4 to 16 April 1542 between the forces of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi and the Ethiopian Empire assisted by a Portuguese expeditionary force led by Cristóvão da Gama. The Abyssinians and Portuguese were victorious, with Ahmad Gurey wounded by the outnumbered Christian force, and the Adalites forced to retreat.

^ The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.39, p.Liv, p.137(1) (2017)
^ The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.47 (2017)
^ The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.44 (2017)
^ The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.44 (2017)
^ Ark of God - The Incredible Power of the Ark of the Covenant, David Hatcher Childress (2015)
^ Ark of God - The Incredible Power of the Ark of the Covenant, David Hatcher Childress, p.44 (2015)
^ The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.47 (2017)
^ The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.48 (2017)
^ The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.48(1B (2017)
^ The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.48 (2017)
^ The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.48 (2017)
^ The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.48(1B) (2017)

[1] The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.39, p.Liv, p.137(1) (2017)

[2] The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.47 (2017)

[3] The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.44 (2017)

[4] The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.44 (2017)

[5] Ark of God - The Incredible Power of the Ark of the Covenant, David Hatcher Childress (2015)

[6] Ark of God - The Incredible Power of the Ark of the Covenant, David Hatcher Childress, p.44 (2015)

[7] The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.47 (2017)

[8] The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.48 (2017)

[9] The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.48(1B (2017)

[10] The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.48 (2017)

[11] The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.48 (2017)

[12] The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543, as Narrated by Castanhoso With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Correa, p.48(1B) (2017)

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