battle, early modern

Battle of Mers-el-Kébir

Name: Battle of Mers-el-Kébir
Location: Mers El Kebir, Algeria

Battle of Mers-el-Kébir was a battle fought in 1507 at Mers El Kebir, in what is now Algeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mers El Kebir. It was part of Zayyanid–Iberian conflicts, which ran from 1415 to 1543. The recorded result: Zayyanid victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 Infantry; 100 Cavalry against 11,000 Cavalry.

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Fought1507

WhereMers El Kebir, Algeria35.729N, 0.707W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeZayyanid victory

BelligerentsKingdom of SpainagainstKingdom of Tlemcen; Local tribes; Beni Rached governorate

Casualties and losses2,000 killed; 400 CapturedandMinimal

Part ofZayyanid–Iberian conflicts1415 to 1543

Where it sits in Zayyanid–Iberian conflicts

3 placed engagements of Zayyanid–Iberian conflicts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1507 (year precision)
Place	Mers El Kebir, Algeria 35.729N, 0.707W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	3,000 Infantry; 100 Cavalry	11,000 Cavalry
Casualties and losses	2,000 killed; 400 Captured	Minimal
Commanders	Ferdinand II of Aragon Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Arellano, 1st Marquis of Comares Pedro Navarro	Abu Abdallah V

Placed at Mers El Kebir; 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

Capture of Mers-el-Kébir 1505, 1.0 km NW
Attack on Mers-El-Kebir 1940, 1.9 km SE
Battle of l'Habrah 1835, 5.9 km SE
Capture of Oran 1831, 6.0 km SE
Siege of Oran 1556, 7.5 km SE

In the same war

Before: Capture of Mers-el-Kébir 13 September 1505
All 3 engagements of Zayyanid–Iberian conflicts

Elsewhere in 1507

Battle of Mers-el-Kébir is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q104902074, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mers-el-Kébir (1507), revision 1370449604, 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.