Raid on La Goulette (1617)

Raid on La Goulette (1617)
Part of Spanish–Ottoman wars
DateOctober 1917
Location
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire Eyalet of Tunis
Commanders and leaders
Ottavio d'Aragona Yusuf Dey
Strength
1 galleon
3 naos
1 patache
6 galleys
10 ships
Casualties and losses
Minor All vessels destroyed

The raid on La Goulette of 1617 was a naval attack by Sicilian-Spanish captain Ottavio d'Aragona on La Goulette, the port of Ottoman Tunisia, where he destroyed the fleet in port in response to acts of local Barbary pirates.


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