Battle of Mombasa (1505)

Battle of Mombasa 1505
Part of Portuguese Battles in the East
Mombaza, in Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, 1572.
Date 15 August 1505[1] Location Mombasa, east Africa Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Mombasa
Commanders and leaders
Dom Francisco de Almeida	Sultan of Mombasa
Strength
13 ships.[2]	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 dead.[1]	Heavy

The Battle of Mombasa in 1505 was a military engagement between Portuguese forces under the command of the first Viceroy of India Dom Francisco de Almeida and the Sultanate of Mombasa. The Portuguese staged a landing and sacked the city on the occasion.