Action of 26 June 1625
Appearance
Action of 26 June 1625 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Order of Saint John | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5 galleys |
2 galleys 4 vessels | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 galleys captured | unknown |
Action of 26 June 1625 is a term that describes a battle which took place on 26 June 1625 near Syracuse, Sicily, when 6 Bizertan vessels defeated 5 Maltese galleys.
Ships involved
Bizerta
2 galleys (formerly Spanish, captured in 1624)
4 other vessels
Malta
San Giovanni - Captured
San Francesco - Captured
3 other galleys
References
- Naval wars in the Levant 1559-1853 - R. C. Anderson ISBN 1-57898-538-2