What the records say
- When
- 15 Feb 1700
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.65° N, 15.08° E
- Description
- 1700 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 15 February 1700
The Action of 15 February 1700 was a naval engagement between the Maltese and the Tunisian galleys. The Maltese galley encountered a Tunisian ship. The engagement ended in disaster for the Maltese as their ship crashed after a collision, destroying the ship and killing the majority of its crew.
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