Conquest of Tunis (1574)
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The conquest of Tunis in 1574 marked the conquest of Tunis by the Ottoman Empire over the Spanish Empire, which had seized the place a year earlier. The event virtually determined the supremacy in North Africa vied between both empires in favour of the former,[3] sealing the Ottoman domination over eastern and central Maghreb,[4] with the Ottoman dependencies in Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli ensuingly coming to experience a golden age as corsair states.[3]
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Conquest of Tunis | |||||||||
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Part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars | |||||||||
The Ottoman fleet attacking Tunis at La Goulette in 1574. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Spanish Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Gabrio Serbelloni (POW) |
Occhiali[1] Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha[1] | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Total men: 7,000 |
250–300 warships Total men: 100,000 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
6,700 killed, 300 prisoners |
25,000[2] (Spanish claim) |
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