Action off La Goulette (1615)

Action off La Goulette (1615)
DateDecember 1615
Location
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Kingdom of Spain Tunisian flag till 1831.svg Eyalet of Tunis
Strength
Unknown 19 armed ships
Casualties and losses
Unknown 4 vessels captured

This battle took place in December 1615 off La Goulette, Tunisia, and was a victory for a Spanish privateer squadron under Francisco de Ribera over a Tunisian fleet.[1]

Ships involvedEdit

Spain (Ribera)

  • San Juan Bautista 36

Tunis

  • 19 armed ships - 4 vessels of 18-20 guns captured - One of the preys sank before reaching port due to battle damage

NotesEdit

  1. ^ Salvá, Miguel (1864). Collección de Documentos Inéditos para la Historis de España (PDF). Madrid: Imprenta de la Viuda de Calero. p. 364.

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