Battle of the Hill of the Jews — The Battle of the Hill of the Jews (named by Miguel de Castanhoso for a community of Beta Israel who lived there) was a battle fought in Ethiopia in August of 1542 between the Portuguese forces of Cristovão da Gama and Muslim followers of Ahmad… … Wikipedia
List of battles 1401–1800 — List of battles: before 601 601 1400 1401 1800 1801 1900 1901 2000 2001 current See also: List of American Revolutionary War battles Early 15th Century (1401 1450) * 1402 **Battle of Casalecchio January 26 Alberico da Barbiano for Milan defeats… … Wikipedia
Military history of Portugal — History of Portugal This article is part of a series Prehistoric Iberia … Wikipedia
1542 — Year 1542 (MDXLII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1542 January June * February 2 Battle of Baçente: The Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem occupied… … Wikipedia
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1557) — Part of the Ottoman Portuguese Conflicts Date 1538 1557 Location the Indian Ocean, East Africa, Red Se … Wikipedia
Turkish–Portuguese War (1538–1557) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Turkish Portuguese War (1538–1557) caption= partof=the Turkish Portuguese Wars date=1538 1557 place=the Indian Ocean, East Africa, Red Sea and India result=Ottoman victory combatant1=Kingdom of Portugal Ethiopia … Wikipedia
Cristóvão da Gama — s signature, from the Lisbon Archives Cristóvão da Gama (c. 1516 – 29 August 1542) was a Portuguese soldier, who led a Portuguese army of 400 musketeers on a crusade in Ethiopia (1541–1543) against the far larger Muslim army of Imam Ahmad ibn… … Wikipedia
Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi — (c. 1506 February 21, 1543) ( the Conqueror R. Michael Feener, Islam in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives , (ABC CLIO: 2004), p.219] ) was an Imam and General of Adal who defeated several Ethiopian emperors and wreaked much damage on that… … Wikipedia
