Battle of Formentera
| Battle of Formentera (1529) | |||||||
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 Barbarossa galley in France 1543. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Spanish Empire |  Regency of Algiers | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Rodrigo Portuondo † | Aydin Reis | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8 galleys | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 7 galleys captured and remaining soldiers enslaved. 1,000 Muslim galley slaves freed. | Unknown | ||||||
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The Battle of Formentara occurred on 28 October 1529 when an Ottoman fleet under Aydin Reis routed a small Spanish fleet of eight galleys off the island of Formentera near Ibiza.[1][2]
Habsburg emperor Charles V had sent a small Spanish fleet of eight galleys under the Spanish commander of the Castilla fleet, Rodrigo Portuondo, to eliminate Barbary ships from Algiers under Caccia Diavolo which were raiding the coast of Valencia and ferrying Moriscos from Spain to Algeria.[3]
Portuondo was killed in the battle, seven of his eight galleys were captured, and his soldiers were taken as slaves to the recently conquered city of Algiers,[2] and 1000 Muslim galley slaves has been liberated.[4]
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References
- Garnier, Edith L'Alliance Impie Editions du Felin, 2008, Paris ISBN 978-2-86645-678-8 Interview
38°42′N 1°27′E / 38.700°N 1.450°E / 38.700; 1.450
