The Expedition to Mostaganem of 1547 was a failed Spanish expedition mounted against Mostaganem by the Spanish forces of Count Alcaudete.''A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period'' Jamil M. Abun-Nasr p.155
/ref> In 1543 a Spanish expedition was led against Mostaganem by the Spanish forces of Count Alcaudete numbering between 5,000 to 7,000 men, this expedition was defeated.Publications. Bulletin de Correspondance Africaine, Volume 23
Université d'Alger. Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines. A second expedition was mounted against

Mostaganem Mostaganem ( ber, Mustɣanem; ar, مستغانم) is a port city in and capital of Mostaganem province, in the northwest of Algeria. The city, founded in the 11th century lies on the Gulf of Arzew, Mediterranean Sea and is 72 km ENE of Ora ...

in 1547.Histoire de Mostaganem
Moulay Belhamissi. SNED. “Bien plus , la route de Mostaganem à Oran était couverte de cadavres espagnols ( 103 ) . 2 ) La 2ème tentative espagnoles contre Mostaganem eut lieu en 1547 . Venant de Tlemcen , le Comte d'Alcaudete marcha sur la ville . Le 21 août , il arriva à Mazagran , puis s'avança jusqu'aux abords de la cité , engagea le combat en tirant plus de cent boulets contre les puissantls murailles . Ensuite , on entreprit le siège de la ville ; ceci n'empêcha point les point les assiégés de procéder à des sorties éclairs pour frapper l'ennemi. Mais il n'y avait que 40 Turcs à l'intérieur de la ville. Le danger était grand.” Count Alcaudete marched from

Tlemcen Tlemcen (; ar, تلمسان, translit=Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran, and capital of the Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the por ...

and arrived at

on the 21st of August which he then laid siege to. There was only 40 men to defend the city, however the Spanish attack was defeated. Another Spanish expedition against the city was defeated in 1558.

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