Action of 11 May 1560

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Action of 11 May 1560 is a term to describe a battle that took place on 11 May 1560 near Jerba, Tunisia, and was a victory for an Ottoman Turkish galley fleet under the command of Piyale, over a mixed Christian galley fleet made up of Papal, Maltese, Neapolitan etc. forces. The allies lost 27 galleys and some smaller vessels as well as the fortified island of Jerba. This victory marked perhaps the high point of Turkish power in the Mediterranean Sea.

Ships involved:

[edit] Ottoman Turkey

83 galleys

[edit] Christians

some galleys - 27 lost
other vessels

[edit] References

• Naval Wars in the Levant 1559-1853 (1952) - R. C. Anderson