Portuguese Expedition to Doukkala
Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
Date May 1516 Location Doukkala, Morocco Result Ouled Amran victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal	Ouled Amran
Commanders and leaders
Nuno Fernandes  †	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
All but 100 killed	Unknown

In 1516, a Portuguese military expedition was launched against the Oulad Amrane tribe led by the governor of Safi, Nuno Fernandes. The expedition ended in failure.

Expedition

In May 1516, Nuno Fernandes initiated a military expedition to punish the Moroccan tribe of Oulad Amrane, part of the tribal confederation of Doukkala. The Portuguese, supported by the Abda and other Doukkala tribes, initially achieved success.^[1] However, during a counterattack led by the Oulad Amrane, the Portuguese forces were caught off guard, and Nuno Fernandes, the leader of the expedition and governor of Safi, was killed.^[2]

The disorder caused by the death of the renowned Nuno Fernandes prompted the allied tribes to switch sides and join forces with the Oulad Amrane. The Portuguese were subsequently massacred or captured by the Moroccans, and only a hundred men managed to escape. The neighboring tribes of Safi, while dissenting from the Portuguese, refrained from launching any attack against the city.^[2]

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