Targa expedition (1490)
| Sack of Targa and Comice | |||||||
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| Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
Morocco in the late 15th early 16th century. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Portugal | Wattasid Morocco | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Dom Fernando de Meneses | Unknown. | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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130 horse, 1,870 foot. 50 ships. | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 40 dead. | Several hundreds captured. | ||||||
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The Portuguese Targa expedition took place in 1490 when a Portuguese fleet commanded by Dom Fernando de Meneses plundered the town of Targa, a known pirate haven in Morocco. On the same occasion, Dom Fernando sacked the Moroccan mountain town of Comice.
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