Action of 1595

The Action of 1595 was an indecisive naval battle between forces of Malta, then under the protection of the Order of Saint John, and Bizerte, then part of the Ottoman Empire.

Action of 1595
DateJune or July 1595
Location
off Longina
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Order of Saint John  Ottoman Empire
Strength
5 galleys 3 galleys

The battle took place in late June or early July 1595, after five Maltese galleys sailed south from Syracuse and encountered three Bizertine galleys off Longina. Two Maltese galleys failed to engage and the Bizertines escaped. There was some damage on both sides.

Ships involved

Malta

  • Capitana
  • San Fede
  • San Croce
  • Vittoria
  • San Placido

Bizerte

3 galleys

References

  • Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press.



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