Action of May 1612
| Action of May 1612 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars and the Spanish-Barbary conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Naples |
 Eyalet of Tunis | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ottavio d'Aragona Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz |
Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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6 galleys 7 galleys |
Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
7+ sailing ships destroyed several ships captured | ||||||
The Action of May 1612 was a raid which took place on the night of 23 or 25 May 1612 when a force of Sicilian and Neapolitan galleys attacked some Tunisian vessels at La Goulette, northern Tunisia. 7, or perhaps 9 or 10, Tunisian sailing ships were destroyed, while several smaller vessels were captured.
Ships involved
[edit]Allies
[edit]Sicily (Ottavio d'Aragona Tagliavia)
6 galleys
Naples (Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz)
7 galleys
Tunisia
[edit]7 or more sailing ships destroyed, several smaller captured.
References
[edit]- Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.
36°48′58″N 10°19′01″E / 36.816°N 10.317°E
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