Ottoman Siege of Belém Fortress

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1. 1515Mamora at the Sebou estuary · MoroccoManuel I sent António de Noronha with about eight thousand men and two hundred ships to land at the Sebou estuary and build the fortress of São João da Mamora, intending to control the gateway to Fez and link the Portuguese colonial chain of Azemmour and Safi.
2. 1515Mamora fortress · MoroccoSultan Muhammad al-Burtuqali and his brother, Grand Vizier Mulay Nasir, led Wattasid forces attacking from north and south. Moroccan artillery sank Portuguese ships, and the ebb tide ran the fleet aground, reversing the siege and trapping the Portuguese between land and sea.
3. 1515Sebou River · MoroccoThe Portuguese demolished the fortress in an attempt to evacuate by ship, but Moroccan forces launched a general assault, turning the Sebou River red with blood. The Portuguese lost about four thousand men, over a hundred ships, and much artillery, dealing a heavy blow to Manuel I's ambition to conquer Morocco's interior.