Action off Elba (1504)
| Action off Elba (1504) | |||||||
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| Part of Barbary corsairs | |||||||
Elba island | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Papal States | Turkish Corsairs | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Paolo Vettori (POW) |
Aruj Barbarossa Hayreddin Barbarossa | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 galleys | 1 galiot | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 galleys captured 112 men captured 300 Muslim slaves freed | None | ||||||
The Action of Elba was a naval engagement between the Barbarossa brothers and the Papal galleys near the island of Elba. The corsairs ambushed two Papal ships and captured them. The engagement was the first naval victory achieved by the Barbarossa brothers.