Conquest of Tunis (1535)
| Conquest of Tunis | |||||||||
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| Part of the Spanish–Ottoman wars, the Ottoman–Habsburg wars and the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||||
Attack on La Goletta, with Tunis in the background Entry of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, into Tunis in 1535 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Holy Roman Empire Spanish Empire Kingdom of PortugalPapal States Knights of Malta |
Ottoman Empire Kingdom of France | ||||||||
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Charles V Andrea Doria Alfonso d'Avalos Álvaro de Bazán García de Toledo Duke of Alba Infante Luís |
Hayreddin Barbarossa Hasan Agha Sinan Reis Salah Rais Aydın Reis (DOW) | ||||||||
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Total men: 30,000–60,000 10,000 Spaniards 8,000 Germans 8,000 Italians 1,500 Portuguese 700 Maltese Unknown number of Flemings Total ships: 400 207 ships 10 galleys 6 galleys 19 galleys 1 galleon, 2 carracks, 20 round caravels, 8 galleys 8 galleys 1 carrack, 4 galleys 60 hulks |
Total men: 150,000 8,000 Turks 23,000 Moors Over 100,000 mercenaries and Tunisians Total ships: 100 82 galleys, galliots and fustas 27 sailing ships | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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High casualties Around 82 ships captured 30,000 Muslim civilians massacred 10,000 Muslims enslaved 20,000 Christians freed | ||||||||
Central Europe–Balkans
Mediterranean
East Indies |
The Conquest of Tunis in 1535 occurred when the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and his allies captured the city of Tunis from the control of the Ottoman Empire. The Catholic fleet, which included admirals Andrea Doria and Bazán the Elder, captured the fleet of grand Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa, who had turned Tunis into his naval base for future invasions of Italy and Spain. Although Barbarossa managed to escape, the victory ensured Ottoman forces in North Africa remained limited to the usual actions of the Barbary corsairs. Tunis remained under Spanish control until its Ottoman recapture in 1569.
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