Action of 29 June 1609

This raid took place on 29 June 1609 when a Spanish fleet of 8 galleons and 3 smaller vessels, under Fajardo, and a French squadron of 3 vessels, under Beaulieu, combined to attack Tunisian ships at the Goletta, northern Tunisia.

Under cover of heavy fire the boats were sent in. They overcame the small parties of shipkeepers and fired 1 ship after another. 21 sailing ships, including 16 real fighting ships, and an Algerian galley were burnt, and 2 sailing ships were captured.

Ships involved:

Allies

Spain (Fajardo)
San Francisco
Santa Maria Magdalena
Nuestra Senora de los Remidios
San Fulgencio
Nuestra Senora del Rosario
San Augustin
Nuestra Senora de Regla
Santa Margarita
Santa Ana (frigate)
Nuestra Senora de Buen Viaje (caravel)
San Juan Bautista ("canoa")

France (Beaulieu)
Lune/Maan 50
2 small

Tunisia

23 sailing ships - 21 burnt, 2 captured
1 galley (Algerian) - Burnt

The 16 real fighting ships and the galley had 435 guns total.

Some of the Tunisian ships names were given as Madaleyne 24, Perle (French), Comte Maurice 50, Faulcon (Portuguese), as well as 1 700-ton ship and 1 500-ton ship of 31 guns.