Battle of Damietta (1732)

Battle of Damietta

Fresco of the Battle of Damietta at the Grandmaster's Palace, Valletta
Date16 August 1732
Location
Off Damietta, Mediterranean Sea
Result Order of Malta victory
Belligerents
Order of Malta Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jacques-François de Chambray Kali Michamet
Strength
2 ships of the line
2 tartanes		 1 flagship
40 merchant ships
Casualties and losses
8 dead
12 injured		 1 flagship
Unknown number of casualties
117 prisoners
14 Christian slaves freed

The naval battle of Damietta was fought on 16 August 1732 between the ships of a convoy of the Ottoman Empire and a small fleet of the Order of Malta under the command of Jacques-François de Chambray, off the coast of Damietta, Egypt. The Order emerged victorious and managed to liberate the Christian slaves held by the Ottomans.

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