Action off La Goulette (1615)

Action off La Goulette (1615)
Date	December 1615
Location	Halq al-Wadi, Tunisia
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Spain	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 involved

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

Notes

Salvá, Miguel (1864). Collección de Documentos Inéditos para la Historis de España (PDF). Madrid: Imprenta de la Viuda de Calero. p. 364. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.

References

Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.

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[1] Salvá, Miguel (1864). Collección de Documentos Inéditos para la Historis de España (PDF). Madrid: Imprenta de la Viuda de Calero. p. 364. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.