Battle of the Gulf of Tunis | |||||||
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Part of Ottoman–Habsburg wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spanish Empire Order of St. John | Eyalet of Tunis | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Álvaro de Bazán y Benavides Camilo de la Marra | Ali Arraez Rabazin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
14 galleys | 3 galleons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Minor |
All vessels captured 212 prisoners Many dead |
The Battle of the Gulf of Tunis was a naval battle between a Spanish and Maltese galley fleet, commanded by Álvaro de Bazán y Benavides, Marquis of Santa Cruz, and a Barbary corsair flotilla captained by Ali Arraez Rabazin.