Conquest of Tunis (1535)

Conquest of Tunis
Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
and the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts
Ottoman-Maltese wars

Attack on La Goletta, with Tunis in the background

Entry of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, into Tunis in 1535
DateJune 1535
Location
Tunis (present-day Tunisia)
Result Habsburg and allied victory
Territorial
changes
Muley Hassan of the Hafsid dynasty restored as client ruler of Tunis and Spanish-Imperial tributary.[1][2]
Belligerents

Spanish Empire

Holy Roman Empire


Kingdom of Portugal
Papal States
Knights of Malta
Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Charles V
Andrea Doria
Alfonso d'Avalos
Álvaro de Bazán
García de Toledo
Duke of Alba
Duke of Beja
Hayreddin Barbarossa
Strength

Total men: 30,000–60,000

  • 10,000 Spaniards
  • 8,000 Germans
  • 8,000 Italians
  • 1,500 Portuguese[3]
  • 700 Maltese
  • Unknown number of Flemings

Total ships: 398
207 ships[4]
10 galleys
6 galleys
19 galleys
Kingdom of Portugal]] 1 galleon, 2 carracks, 20 round caravels, 8 galleys
8 galleys
1 carrack, 4 galleys
60 hulks
82 warships[5]
2 galleys[6]
Casualties and losses
Unknown: Many fell to dysentery[citation needed] 30,000 Muslim civilians killed
9,000 Christians freed

The conquest of Tunis occurred in 1535 when the Habsburg Emperor Charles V and his allies wrestled the city away from the control of the Ottoman Empire.[7]

  1. ^ Roger Crowley, Empires of the Sea, faber and faber 2008 p. 61
  2. ^ History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey Ezel Kural Shaw
  3. ^ José Augusto Amaro Pissarra: O galeão S. João (c. 1530–1551). Dados para uma monografia, Cascais, 1999, p. 195
  4. ^ 15 galleys of the Mediterranean Squadron, 42 ships of the Cantabrian fleet, 150 ships of the Málaga Squadron
  5. ^ Crowley, p. 61
  6. ^ Garnier, p. 96
  7. ^ Bruce Ware Allen, "Emperor vs. Pirate Tunis, 1535." MHQ: Quarterly Journal of Military History (Winter 2014) 26#2 pp 58–63.

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