siege, early modern

Spanish conquest of Tripoli

Name: Spanish conquest of Tripoli
Location: Tripoli, Libya

Spanish conquest of Tripoli was a siege conducted in 1510 at Tripoli, in what is now Libya. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tripoli. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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Fought1510

WhereTripoli, Libya32.888N, 13.188E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsCrown of Aragon; Kingdom of SicilyagainstHafsid dynasty

Casualties and losses300 killedand3,000–5,000 killed; 5,000–10,000 enslaved

Record

Date	1510 (year precision) to 1510
Place	Tripoli, Libya 32.888N, 13.188E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Tripoli under Spanish rule until 1530
Strength	15,000 men
Casualties and losses	300 killed	3,000–5,000 killed; 5,000–10,000 enslaved
Commanders	Pedro Navarro

Placed at Tripoli; 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 Tripoli 1911, 0.4 km E
Action of 1 August 1801 1801, 1.3 km S
Fall of Tripoli 1289, 1.4 km S
Siege of Tripoli 1551, 1.6 km N
Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor 1804, 1.6 km N

Elsewhere in 1510

Spanish conquest of Tripoli is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 57 in present-day Libya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16543736, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Spanish conquest of Tripoli, revision 1383530032, 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.