Raid on the Kerkennah Islands
| Raid on the Kerkennah Islands (1611) | |||||||
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| Part of Spanish–Ottoman wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Spanish Empire Republic of Genoa Order of St. John | Eyalet of Tunis | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Álvaro de Bazán y Benavides Ottavio d'Aragona | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 35 galleys | 1,200 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minor |
680 dead 500 prisoners | ||||||
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Central Europe–Balkans
Mediterranean
East Indies |
Spanish-Barbary Wars (1605–1792) | |
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The raid on the Kerkennah Islands of 1611 was a naval attack by Spanish commander Álvaro de Bazán y Benavides against the Kerkennah Islands, in Ottoman Tunisia. It resulted in a victory of the Spanish and its Italian allies over the local Ottomans and Barbary corsairs.
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