The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543

" On the morning of the next day, February 1st, 1542, the eve of the day of the Purification of Our Lady, we pitched our camp, and as D. Christovão came with full knowledge of the approaches, as soon as we were in sight he allotted them to the Captains: to Francisco Velho and Manuel da Cunha, with their people and three pieces of artillery, the first approach, with the wall at the foot, the attack to be made at a given signal; to the second he appointed João da Fonseca and Francisco de Abreu, with three other pieces of artillery, and with the same instructions as to the signal; as the last approach was the strongest and most dangerous, he selected it for himself with the remaining people. There pikes, who were angry and discontented that they were excluded from remained on guard over the Queen sixty soldiers with matchlocks and the attack."

Author: Miguel De Castanhoso
Publisher: Culturea
Published: 03/29/2023
Pages: 54
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.13d
ISBN13: 9791041918454
ISBN10: 1041918453
BISAC Categories:
- History | Maritime History & Piracy

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