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The '''Battle of Formentara''' occurred on 28 October 1529 when an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] fleet under [[Aydın Reis]] routed a small Spanish fleet of eight [[galleys]] off the island of [[Formentera]] near [[Ibiza]].<ref>''Pillaging the empire: piracy in the Americas, 1500-1750'' by Kris E. Lane p.15 [https://books.google.com/books?id=bRgFqADzOLkC&pg=PA15]</ref><ref name="Garnier-p27">Garnier, p.27</ref> |
The '''Battle of Formentara''' occurred on 28 October 1529 when an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] fleet under [[Aydın Reis]] routed a small Spanish fleet of eight [[galleys]] off the island of [[Formentera]] near [[Ibiza]].<ref>''Pillaging the empire: piracy in the Americas, 1500-1750'' by Kris E. Lane p.15 [https://books.google.com/books?id=bRgFqADzOLkC&pg=PA15]</ref><ref name="Garnier-p27">Garnier, p.27</ref> |
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Habsburg emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] had sent a small Spanish fleet of eight galleys under the Spanish commander of the Castilla fleet, Rodrigo Portuondo, to eliminate [[Barbary]] ships from [[Algiers]] under [[Aydın Reis|Caccia Diavolo]] which were raiding the coast of [[ |
Habsburg emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] had sent a small Spanish fleet of eight galleys under the Spanish commander of the Castilla fleet, Rodrigo Portuondo, to eliminate [[Barbary pirates|Barbary]] ships from [[Algiers]] under [[Aydın Reis|Caccia Diavolo]] which were raiding the coast of [[Valencia]] and ferrying [[Morisco]]s from Spain to Algeria.<ref>Garnier, p.26</ref> |
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Portuondo was killed in the battle, seven of his eight galleys were captured, and his soldiers were taken as slaves to the [[Capture of Algiers (1529)|recently conquered]] city of [[Algiers]].<ref name="Garnier-p27" /> |
Portuondo was killed in the battle, seven of his eight galleys were captured, and his soldiers were taken as slaves to the [[Capture of Algiers (1529)|recently conquered]] city of [[Algiers]].<ref name="Garnier-p27" /> |
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 Barbarossa galley in France 1543. | |||||||
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| Rodrigo Portuondo † | Aydın Reis | ||||||
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| 8 galleys | unknown | ||||||
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| 7 galleys captured and soldiers taken as prisoner | unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Formentara occurred on 28 October 1529 when an Ottoman fleet under Aydın Reis routed a small Spanish fleet of eight galleys off the island of Formentera near Ibiza.[1][2]
Habsburg emperor Charles V had sent a small Spanish fleet of eight galleys under the Spanish commander of the Castilla fleet, Rodrigo Portuondo, to eliminate Barbary ships from Algiers under Caccia Diavolo which were raiding the coast of Valencia and ferrying Moriscos from Spain to Algeria.[3]
Portuondo was killed in the battle, seven of his eight galleys were captured, and his soldiers were taken as slaves to the recently conquered city of Algiers.[2]
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References
- Garnier, Edith L'Alliance Impie Editions du Felin, 2008, Paris ISBN 978-2-86645-678-8 Interview