Battle of Formentera
| Battle of Formentera (1529) | |||||||
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Barbarossa galley in France 1543. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Regency of Algiers | Spanish Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Aydin Reis | Rodrigo Portuondo † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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15 galleys 4 fustas | 8 galleys | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minor | 7 galleys captured | ||||||
The Battle of Formentara occurred on 28 October 1529 when an Ottoman fleet under Aydin Reis captured a small Spanish fleet of eight galleys off the island of Formentera near Ibiza.