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Action of 29 June 1609

Action of 29 June 1609 was a naval engagement fought on 29 June 1609 at La Goulette, in what is now Tunisia. It was part of the Spanish–Ottoman Wars, which ran from 1498 to 1792. The recorded result: Spanish–French victory. Recorded strength: 8 galleons; 2 carracks; 1 caravel; 1 frigate; Unknown number of pataches against 22 armed ships; 1 galiot; 20,000 land soldiers.

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Fought29 June 1609
WhereLa Goulette, Tunisia36.818N, 10.305E
OutcomeSpanish–French victory
BelligerentsSpanish Empire; Kingdom of Franceagainst25px Eyalet of Tunis
Casualties and losses3 dead; 40 woundedand21 vessels destroyed; 2 vessels captured; Over 780 dead
Part ofSpanish–Ottoman Wars1498 to 1792

Where it sits in the Spanish–Ottoman Wars

Battle of Mers-el-Fahm, 1603Action of 29 June 1609, 1609Raid on La Goulette, 1612Battle of Cape Celidonia, 1616Raid on La Goulette, 1617Battle of Valencia, 1618Attack on Sousse, 1619Battle of Chios, 1621Battle of Palermo, 1624Battle of the Gulf of Tunis, 1624Battle of the Dalmatian Coast, 162416031624Action of 29 June 1609, 1609
11 placed engagements of the Spanish–Ottoman Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 June 1609
PlaceLa Goulette, Tunisia
36.818N, 10.305E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength8 galleons; 2 carracks; 1 caravel; 1 frigate; Unknown number of pataches22 armed ships; 1 galiot; 20,000 land soldiers
Casualties and losses3 dead; 40 wounded21 vessels destroyed; 2 vessels captured; Over 780 dead
Commanders
  • Uthman Dey
  • Jack Ward
  • Francis Verney
Action of 29 June 1609Action of 29 June 1609Action of May 1612Battle of TricamarumBattle of CarthageSiege of CarthageBattle of Lake TunisAction of May 1612Battle of TricamarumBattle of Lake TunisSousseQairouanBizerteNabeulEl KefJendoubaSilianaZaghouan100 km36.818N, 10.305E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 149 BC and 1612.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1609

Action of 29 June 1609 is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4677336, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on La Goulette (1609), revision 1374565952, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.