Action of 26 June 1625
Date26 June 1625
Location
off Syracuse
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Sovereign Military Order of Malta 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

Bizerta

2 galleys (formerly Spanish, captured in 1624)
4 other vessels

Malta

San Giovanni - Captured
San Francesco - Captured
3 other galleys

References

  • Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.

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