Raid on La Goulette (1609)

Raid on La Goulette (1609)
Part of Spanish–Ottoman wars
Date 30 July–August 4 1609 Location Halq al-Wadi, Ottoman Tunisia Result Spanish–French victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire Kingdom of France	Eyalet of Tunis
Commanders and leaders
Luis Fajardo Juan Fajardo Philippe de Beaulieu-Persac	Uthman Dey Jack Ward Francis Verney Richard Bishop
Strength
9 galleons 4 galleys	22 armed ships 1 galiot 20,000 land soldiers
Casualties and losses
3 dead 40 wounded	21 vessels destroyed 2 vessels captured Over 780 dead

The raid on La Goulette of 1609 was a naval attack by Spanish captain Luis Fajardo, at the head of a Spanish fleet and a French ship, on La Goulette, the main port of Ottoman Tunisia. The attack was done in response to previous acts of Barbary pirates based off Tunis and led to the destruction of the local fleet in port, which included English renegades like Jack Ward and Francis Verney.^[1]