Action of May 1612

The Action of May 1612 was a raid which took place on the night of 23 or 25 May 1612 when a force of Sicilian and Neapolitan galleys attacked some Tunisian vessels at La Goulette, northern Tunisia. 7, or perhaps 9 or 10, Tunisian sailing ships were destroyed, while several smaller vessels were captured.

Action of May 1612
Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars and the Spanish-Barbary conflicts
Date 23–25 May 1612 Location Halq al-Wadi, Tunisia Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Naples	Eyalet of Tunis
Commanders and leaders
Ottavio d'Aragona Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz	Unknown
Strength
6 galleys 7 galleys	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	7+ sailing ships destroyed several ships captured

Ships involved

Allies

Sicily (Ottavio d'Aragona Tagliavia)
6 galleys

Naples (Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz)
7 galleys

Tunisia

7 or more sailing ships destroyed, several smaller captured.

References

• Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.