Action of 3 October 1624

Action of 3 October 1624
	Part of Spanish-Barbary Wars
	; San Pietro Island, off which the action was fought.
Date	3 October 1624
Location	Near San Pietro Island, Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea39°08′44″N 8°18′21″E
Result	Spanish/Tuscan/Papal victory
Belligerents
Spain Naples; Tuscany; Papal States	Regency of Algiers
Commanders and leaders
Diego Pimentel (WIA)	Azan Calafate (POW)
Strength
15 galleys 8 Neapolitans (Spain); 4 Tuscans; 3 Papal;	3 large ships; 2 pataches; 1 tartane
Casualties and losses
Unknown	100+ killed; 150 prisoners; 1 large ship destroyed; 2 large ships captured; 2 pataches captured; 1 tartane lost

The action of 3 October 1624 was a naval engagement that took place near San Pietro Island, Sardinia, during the war against the Barbary corsairs. A squadron of galleys from the Spain (Kingdom of Naples), Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Papal States under Diego Pimentel engaged a squadron of six Algerian ships under Azan Calafate. The Algerians were defeated, their flagship was destroyed, and four ships were captured. Also, the Christian slaves they owned were freed.

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