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Siege of Castelnuovo

Siege of Castelnuovo was a siege conducted on 18 July 1539 at Herceg Novi, in what is now Spain; it lasted 19 days. It was part of the Ottoman–Spanish War, which ran from 1515 to 1577. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 3,500–4,000 men against 50,000 men; 200 ships.

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Siege of Castelnuovo
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Fought18 July 1539lasted 19 days
WhereHerceg Novi, Spain42.453N, 18.531E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsSpanish EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesAll killed or executed; except 100 menand8,000–20,000 killed
Part ofOttoman–Spanish War1515 to 1577

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Spanish War

Capture of Algiers, 1516Fall of Tlemcen, 1518Battle of Algiers, 1529Capture of Algiers, 1529Battle of Formentera, 1529Siege of Coron (1533–1534), 1534Conquest of Tunis, 1534Conquest of Tunis, 1535Attack on Sousse, 1537Battle of Antipaxos, 1537Siege of Castelnuovo, 1539Battle of Girolata, 1540Battle of Alborán, 1540Algiers expedition, 1541Capture of Mahdia, 1550Djerba Incident, 1551Capture of Béjaïa, 1555Siege of Oran, 1556Capture of Bizerte, 1557Battle of Djerba, 1560Battle of Saint Monica, 1561Battle of Lipari, 1561Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir, 1563Capture of Tunis, 1569Battle of Béja, 1569Battle of Lepanto, 1571Siege of Navarino, 1572Conquest of Tunis, 1573Conquest of Tunis, 1574Action of 26 September 1575, 1575Battle of Cape Corvo, 161315161613Siege of Castelnuovo, 1539
31 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 July 1539
to 6 August 1539
PlaceHerceg Novi, Spain
42.453N, 18.531E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength3,500–4,000 men50,000 men; 200 ships
Casualties and lossesAll killed or executed; except 100 men8,000–20,000 killed
Commanders
  • Francisco de Sarmiento
  • Hayreddin Barbarossa
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Siege of Castelnuovo is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2621537, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Castelnuovo, revision 1380198635, 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.