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Conquest of Tunis

Conquest of Tunis was a siege conducted in 1573 at Tunis, in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tunis. It was part of the Ottoman–Spanish War, which ran from 1515 to 1577. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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Fought1573
WhereTunis, Tunisia36.801N, 10.180E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpanish EmpireagainstRegency of Algiers; 24px Ottoman Empire
Casualties and lossesNoneandUnknown
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, 161315161613Conquest of Tunis, 1573
31 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1573 (year precision)
PlaceTunis, Tunisia
36.801N, 10.180E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeTunis is conquered by Spain
Casualties and lossesNoneUnknown
Commanders
  • John of Austria
  • Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz
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Placed at Tunis; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Conquest of Tunis is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12251145, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Conquest of Tunis (1573), revision 1370612771, 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.