The Action of 29 June 1609 was an attack on
Tunisia
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n ships on 29 June 1609 by a combined fleet of 8 Spanish
galleon
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s and 3 smaller vessels, under Admiral ''Don''
Luis Fajardo, and a French squadron of 3 vessels, under Beaulieu. The raid was made at the
Halq al-Wadi, northern
Tunisia
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Ships involved
Allies
Spain (Fajardo)
''San Francisco''
''Santa María Magdalena''
''Nuestra Señora de los Remedios''
''San Fulgencio''
''Nuestra Señora del Rosario''
''San Augustín''
''Nuestra Señora de Regla''
''Santa Margarita''
''Santa Ana'' (frigate)
''Nuestra Señora de Buen Viaje'' (caravel)
''San Juan Bautista'' ("canoa")
France (Beaulieu)
''Lune''/''Maan'' 50
2 small
Tunisia
Some of the Tunisian ships names were given as ''Madaleyne'' 24, ''Perle'' (French), ''Comte Maurice'' 50, ''Faulcon'' (Portuguese), as well as 1 700-ton ship and 1 500-ton ship of 31 guns. The 16 real fighting ships and the galley had 435 guns total.
Casualties
Under cover of heavy fire the boats were sent in. They overcame the small parties of shipkeepers and fired one ship after another. Of 23
Tunisia
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n sailing ships, 21 were burnt and 2 captured while one
Algeria
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n galley was also burnt.
Conflicts in 1609
Naval battles involving France
Naval battles involving Ottoman Tunisia
Naval battles involving Spain
1609 in France
1609 in the Ottoman Empire
1609 in Africa
17th century in Tunisia
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