Conquest of Asilah

Conquest of Asilah
	Part of Moroccan-Portuguese conflicts
	; The Portuguese assault on Asilah depicted on a 15th century tapestry.
Date	24 August 1471
Location	Asilah, Morocco
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal	Wattasid Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Afonso V of Portugal; Prince John	Mohamed Cheikh
Strength
30,000 men; 400 ships	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2,000 killed; 5,000 captured

The Portuguese conquest of Asilah (Arabic: أصيلة، أرزيلة; Portuguese: Arzila) in modern Morocco from the Wattasids took place on 24 August 1471.

^ ^a ^b Diffie, Shafer, Winius "On August 24 the Portuguese captured the city killing some 2000 "infidels" and taking 5000 captives." p.145