Battle of Djerba

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The Battle of Djerba was a major 1560 naval clash off the Tunisian island of Djerba in which the Ottoman Empire decisively defeated a Spanish-led Christian fleet, securing Ottoman dominance in the central Mediterranean.

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Battle of Djerba canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Gerba ⓘ
belligerent Spanish-led Christian coalition ⓘ
combatantAlliance Holy League (1560) ⓘ
linked to: Holy League
commander Giovanni Andrea Doria ⓘ
Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli ⓘ
Piyale Pasha ⓘ
Turgut Reis ⓘ
conflictOf Ottoman–Habsburg wars ⓘ
conflictType naval engagement ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
Republic of Genoa ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
date 1560 ⓘ
endDate 1560-05-14 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
Age of Sail ⓘ
fleetStrength large Ottoman fleet ⓘ
large Spanish-led Christian fleet ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Lepanto ⓘ
geographicalContext near the island of Djerba in the Gulf of Gabès ⓘ
hasCasualties Ottoman losses ⓘ
heavy Christian losses ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
involves artillery naval combat ⓘ
galley warfare ⓘ
location Djerba ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
off the coast of Tunisia ⓘ
navalTheatre central Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
opponentCommander Piyale Pasha ⓘ
Turgut Reis ⓘ
outcome decisive Ottoman victory ⓘ
partOf Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean ⓘ
Ottoman–Habsburg wars ⓘ
precededBy Ottoman conquest of Tripoli (1551) ⓘ
result Ottoman victory ⓘ
significance major defeat for the Spanish-led Christian fleet ⓘ
secured Ottoman naval dominance in the central Mediterranean ⓘ
startDate 1560-05-09 ⓘ

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Ottoman navy → engagedIn → Battle of Djerba ⓘ