Military operation

Raid on the Kerkennah Islands

28 Sep 1611 – 2 Oct 1611 · 34.72° N, 11.19° E

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When
28 Sep 1611 – 2 Oct 1611
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
34.72° N, 11.19° E
Description
1611 raid

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Raid on the Kerkennah Islands

Spanish raid on Ottoman Tunisia

The raid on the Kerkennah Islands of 1611 was a naval attack by Spanish commander Álvaro de Bazán y Benavides against the Kerkennah Islands, in Ottoman Tunisia. It resulted in a victory of the Spanish and its Italian allies over the local Ottomans and Barbary corsairs.

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