Action of 26 June 1625
Appearance
Action of 26 June 1625 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Order of Saint John | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5 galleys |
2 galleys 4 vessels | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 galleys captured | unknown |
The action of 26 June 1625 was a naval battle that took place on 26 June 1625 near Syracuse, Sicily, when 6 Bizertan vessels defeated 5 Maltese galleys.
Ships involved
[edit]Bizerta
[edit]2 galleys (formerly Spanish, captured in 1624)
4 other vessels
Malta
[edit]San Giovanni - Captured
San Francesco - Captured
3 other galleys
References
[edit]- Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.