Английская Википедия:Battle of Mers-el-Kébir (1501)

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Шаблон:AboutШаблон:Infobox military conflict Шаблон:Portuguese colonial campaigns The Battle of Mers-el-Kébir occurred in the year 1501 and was a failed attempt to capture Mers-el-Kébir by the Portuguese.[1][2]

In 1501 Manuel I of Portugal dispatched a fleet larger than any expedition sent east consisting of thirty-five ships along with 3,500 men, this fleet attempted to mount an attack on Mers-el-Kébir in July.[3] A battle took place on a beach between Oran and Mers-el-Kébir in which the Portuguese were completely defeated and suffered great losses.[4]

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