What the records say
- When
- 14 Apr 1655
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.17° N, 10.18° E
- Description
- 1655 naval battle between English forces and Barbary pirates
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 14 April 1655
1655 naval battle between English forces and Barbary pirates
The Battle of Porto Farina took place at Porto Farina on 4 April 1655 in northern Tunisia, when an English fleet under General-at-Sea Robert Blake destroyed the vessels of several Barbary corsairs. Blake's fleet destroyed two shore batteries and nine Algerian ships in Porto Farina, the first time shore batteries had been taken out without landing men ashore.
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