battle, early modern

Attack on Sousse

Name: Attack on Sousse
Location: Tunisia

Attack on Sousse was a battle fought in 1619 in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Spanish–Ottoman Wars, which ran from 1498 to 1792. The recorded result: Ottoman-Tunisian victory. Recorded strength: 56 galleys; 6,000 men against Unknown.

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Fought1619

WhereTunisia35.833N, 10.633E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman-Tunisian victory

BelligerentsSpanish Empire; Kingdom of Naples; Kingdom of Sicily; Grand Duchy of Tuscany; Hospitaller Malta; Papal StatesagainstOttoman Empire; 23px Tunisia

Casualties and losses150 killed; Unknown woundedandUnknown

Part ofSpanish–Ottoman Wars1498 to 1792

Where it sits in the Spanish–Ottoman Wars

11 placed engagements of the Spanish–Ottoman Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1619 (year precision)
Place	Tunisia 35.833N, 10.633E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	56 galleys; 6,000 men	Unknown
Casualties and losses	150 killed; Unknown wounded	Unknown

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Ruspina 46 BC, 18 km SE
Battle of Thapsus 46 BC, 44 km SE
fall of Kairouan AD 909, 51 km W
Capture of Mahdia 1550, 53 km SE
Second Battle of Nepheris 147 BC, 90 km N

In the same war

Before: Battle of Valencia 1618
After: Battle of Chios 1621
All 11 engagements of Spanish–Ottoman Wars

Elsewhere in 1619

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Battle of Sarhu People's Republic of China
Battle of Wisternitz Czechia
Battle of Humenné Slovakia
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Attack on Sousse 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 Q131765076, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Attack on Sousse (1619), revision 1370429566, 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.