What the records say
- When
- 23 May 1612
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.82° N, 10.31° E
- Description
- 1612 Spanish raid on Tunisian port
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Raid on La Goulette (1612)
Spanish raid on Ottoman Tunisia
The raid on La Goulette of 1612 was a naval attack by Spanish captain Antonio Pimentel over La Goulette, the main port of Ottoman Tunisia. The raid destroyed a local fleet of western ships built by French privateer Zymen Danseker, who had planned to use it to spread Barbary pirate activity to the Spanish territories in America.
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