Blockade of the Tetuan River
| Blockade of the Tetuan River | |||||||
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| Part of Spanish-Moroccan conflicts | |||||||
Map of the western Mediterranean c. 1560 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Spanish Empire Portugal |
Saadi Sultanate Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Álvaro de Bazán Alonso de Bazán Esteban de Guillisastegui (WIA) | Governor of Tetouan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5 galleys 6 brigantines (4 Spanish and 2 Portuguese) 4 caravels 1 galiot 3 chalupas At least 150 Spanish arquebusiers 300 Portuguese soldiers |
At least 2 Ottoman galleons At least 3 chalupas 12 flotillas At least 9 brigantines 1,000 horsemen 4,000 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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4 killed 30 wounded |
100 killed or wounded 9 brigantines sunk | ||||||
The Blockade of the Tetuan River (Spanish: Jornada del Rio de Tetuán) on 8 March 1565 was a successful Spanish blockade of the Tetuan River (present-day Martil river) against the Saadi Sultanate. The Spanish forces were led by Álvaro de Bazán, Alonso de Bazán and Esteban de Guillisastegui, who was wounded during the operation.