Massawa Ambush
# Massawa Ambush

The Massawa Ambush was an armed encounter between the Portuguese and the Adal sultanate near Massawa in 1541. The Adals destroyed the Portuguese force.

## Ambush

After the expedition to Suez failed, the Portuguese navy returned, spending another month returning to Massawa in May. At Massawa The Portuguese force rejoined with their comrades, suffering losses under the scorching sun, due to the bad climate in the port and the lack of provisions that took a heavy toll on the Portuguese which led to a mutiny of a hundred soldiers, threatening to kill their commander, Manuel da Gama, when he tried to resist them, the mutineers then set forth into the barren hinterlands, they were led by Fidalgo Antonio Correa during their march, they made a martial show, with a flag flying and a band of music to keep them going, however, their march followed a hot night and land without water, which they suffering without water until they were attacked by troops of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, they swooped down on them and killed them to a last man, including Antonio, only 2 managed to survive this massacre and return to their ships.

