The action of 1595 was an indecisive naval battle between forces of Malta, then under the protection of the Order of Saint John, and Bizerte, then part of the Ottoman Empire.
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Order of Saint John | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
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5 galleys | 3 galleys |
The battle took place in late June or early July 1595, after five Maltese galleys sailed south from Syracuse and encountered three Bizertine galleys off Longina. Two Maltese galleys failed to engage and the Bizertines escaped. There was some damage on both sides.
Ships involved
editMalta
edit- Capitana
- San Fede
- San Croce
- Vittoria
- San Placido
Bizerte
edit3 galleys
References
edit- Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.