Action of May 1612
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.
| Action of May 1612 | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars and the Spanish-Barbary conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Naples | Eyalet of Tunis | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ottavio d'Aragona Tagliavia 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 | ||||||
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