What the records say
- When
- 8 Jul 1550 – 18 Sep 1550
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 35.50° N, 11.06° E
- Description
- 1550 naval siege and land capture of Mahdia
Capture of Mahdia (1550)
1550 naval siege and land capture of Mahdia
The capture of Mahdia was an amphibious military operation that took place from June to September, 1550, during the struggle between the Ottoman Empire and the Spanish Habsburgs for the control of the Mediterranean.
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