In 1543, Ethiopian guerrillas were able to defeat the army with the help of the Portuguese navy, which brought 400 musketeers led by Cristóvão da Gama via Massawa, a port in the Eritrean Kingdom of Medri Bahri, an important port today in present-day Eritrea.
Pada 1543, gerilya Etiopia mampu menang dengan bantuan angkatan laut Portugis, yang membawa 400 penembak yang dipimpin oleh Cristóvão da Gama melalui Massawa, sebuah pelabuhan Kerajaan Medri Bahri di Eritrea, pelabuhan penting di Eritrea sekarang.