Action off La Goulette (1615)

Naval battle

This battle took place in December 1615 off La Goulette, Tunisia, and was a victory for a Spanish privateer squadron under Francisco de Ribera over a Tunisian fleet.^[1]

Ships involved

Spain (Ribera)

• San Juan Bautista 36

Tunis

• 19 armed ships - 4 vessels of 18-20 guns captured - One of the preys sank before reaching port due to battle damage

Notes

1. Salvá, Miguel (1864). Collección de Documentos Inéditos para la Historis de España (PDF). Madrid: Imprenta de la Viuda de Calero. p. 364. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.

References

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