Battle of Wofla

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The Battle of Wofla was fought on August 28, 1542 near Lake Ashenge in the modern Ethiopian Region of Amhara, between the Portuguese under Christovão da Gama and the forces of Imam Ahmad Gragn. Reinforced with a superiority not only in numbers but in firearms, Ahmad Gragn was victorious and forced the Portuguese, along with Queen Sabla Wengel and her retinue, to flee their fortified encampment and leave their weapons behind.

While fleeing the battlefield with 14 soldiers, da Gama was captured by followers of Ahmad Gragn, taken before the Imam who insulted da Gama, tortured him, then killed him with his own hands.

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