Action of May 1612
Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars and the Spanish-Barbary conflicts
Date23–25 May 1612
Location
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Sicily
Spain Kingdom of Naples
Eyalet of Tunis
Commanders and leaders
Ottavio d'Aragona Tagliavia
Spain Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz
Unknown
Strength
6 galleys
Spain 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.

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