Raid of the Balearic islands (1558)
| Raid of the Balearic islands | |||||||||
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| Part of the Spanish–Ottoman wars and Italian War of 1551–1559 | |||||||||
Historic map of Menorca by Piri Reis | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Spain | Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Piali Pasha Dragut | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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800 men 40–100 soldiers |
150 ships 15,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 4,000 inhabitants enslaved | Unknown | ||||||||
Central Europe–Balkans
Mediterranean
East Indies |
The raid of the Balearic islands was carried out by the Ottoman Empire in 1558, against the Spanish Habsburg territory of the Balearic islands.
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