Battle of Salt River 1510
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1510 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | South Africa | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| Participants | Khoikhoi people, Portuguese Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | -33.9267, 18.4719 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Salt River was a small military engagement between the crew of a Portuguese fleet led by Francisco de Almeida and the indigenous ǃUriǁʼaekua ("Goringhaiqua" in Dutch approximate spelling), notable for being the first military encounter between Europeans and indigenous people in what would later become South Africa. The battle resulted in a massacre of Portuguese forces and a victory for the ǃUriǁʼaekua.
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