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Siege of Oran

Siege of Oran was a siege conducted in June 1556 at Oran, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Ottoman–Spanish War, which ran from 1515 to 1577. The recorded result: Siege lifted. Recorded strength: 40 galleys against Unknown.

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FoughtJune 1556
WhereOran, Spain35.697N, 0.633W
OutcomeSiege lifted
BelligerentsRegency of Algiersagainst23px Kingdom of Spain
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 Oran, 1556
31 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJune 1556 (month precision)
to July 1556
PlaceOran, Spain
35.697N, 0.633W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength40 galleysUnknown
Commanders
  • Muhammad Kurdogli
  • Martín Alonso Fernández de Córdoba Montemayor y Velasco, conde de Alcaudete
Siege of OranSiege of OranSieges of Oran and Mers El KébirSiege of Oran 1790–1792Siege of OranSiege of Oran and Mers El KébirCapture of OranSieges of Oran and Mers El KébirOujdaChlefTlimcenSidi bel AbbesMostaganemTiaratAlmeríaSaïda100 km35.697N, 0.633W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1505 and 1940.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1556

Siege of Oran 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 Q7510284, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Oran (1556), revision 1370744182, 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.