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Action off La Goulette (1615)

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This battle took place on December 1615 off La Goulette, Tunisia, and was a victory for a Spanish privateer squadron under Francisco de Ribera over a Tunisian fleet.[1]

Ships involved:

Spain (Ribera)

  • San Juan Bautista 36

Tunis

  • 19 armed ships - 4 vessels of 18-20 guns captured - One of the preys sank before reaching port due to battle damage

Notes

  1. ^ Salvá, Miguel (1864). Collección de Documentos Inéditos para la Historis de España (PDF). Madrid: Imprenta de la Viuda de Calero. p. 364.

References

  • Naval Wars in the Levant 1559-1853 (1952) - R. C. Anderson
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