Battle of Damietta

When

16 Aug 1732

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

31.42° N, 31.82° E

Description

1732 naval battle

Naval

yes

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Battle between Order of Malta and Ottoman Empire

The naval battle of Damietta was fought on 16 August 1732 between the ships of a convoy of the Ottoman Empire and a small fleet of the Order of Malta under the command of Jacques-François de Chambray, off the coast of Damietta, Egypt. The Order emerged victorious and managed to liberate the Christian slaves held by the Ottomans.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Order of Malta under the command of Jacques-François de Chambray defeats a convoy of the Ottoman Empire and frees 14 Christian slaves”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Seegefecht bei Damiette besiegt der Souveräne Malteserorden ein Geschwader des Osmanischen Reichs”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire de l'Ordre de Malte sur les Ottomans à la bataille au large de Damiette”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page