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.
Ships involved
Allies
Sicily (Ottavio d'Aragona Tagliavia)
6 galleys
Naples (Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz)
7 galleys
Tunisia
7 or more sailing ships destroyed, several smaller captured.
References
- Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.
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