| Hammamet Expedition 1605 | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Knights Hospitaller | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Adelantado of Castile † | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
1,200-1,400 men
Maltese
| Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500-1,000 killed | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Hammamet was an attack by the Spanish-Sicilian-Maltese fleet on the Tunisian town Hammamet, the campaign ended in a fiasco and massacre for the allied troops.
In 1605, a fleet of 10 ships consisting of 6 [1] or 7 [2] [3] Sicilian ships, 3 [4] [5] or 4 Maltese ships [6] and 1,200 [7] or 1,400 [8] [9] men, the aim was to attack the city of Hammamet, The allied forces was led by the Spanish commander Adelantado of Castile, [10] they landed in 14 august [11] and the Allied troops quickly captured the city, slaying its entire garrison and capturing a few women, according to Alonso de Contreras. A trumpet sound was heard, which prompted a retreat. Since no one knew who ordered the retreat, the allied troops withdrew back to their ships, with the whole army on the beach ahead. Seeing this, the Tunisians attacked them. On top of this, a storm wrecked the ships, making the escape impossible, and the allied troops were surrounded and massacred. Adelanto tried to swim but was killed. [12] in the ensuing massacre, 500 [13] or 1,000 [14] were killed in the expedition.
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