Battle of Hammamet
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Hammamet
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| partof = Spanish–Ottoman wars
| date = 14 August 1605
| place = Hammamet, Tunisia
| result = Ottoman-Tunisian victory
| combatant1={{flag|Spanish Empire}}
- {{flag|Kingdom of Sicily}}
{{flagicon|SMOM}} Knights Hospitaller
|combatant2={{Flagicon image|Ottoman red flag.svg}} Ottoman Empire
| commander1 = {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Adelantado of Castile{{KIA}}
| commander2 = Unknown
| strength1 = 1,200–1,400 men
10 ships
Sicily
- 6-7 ships
Maltese
- 3-4 ships
| strength2 = Unknown
| casualties1 = 500–1,000 killed
| casualties2 = Unknown
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Spanish-Ottoman War}}{{Campaignbox Ottoman-Habsburg Wars}}
{{Campaignbox Spanish-Barbary battles}}
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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.
Battle
In 1605, a fleet of 10 ships consisting of 6[https://books.google.com/books?id=-eB9EAAAQBAJ&dq=Hammamet+1605&pg=PA16 Arne Zuidhoek, The Pirate Encyclopedia, The Pirate's Way, p. 16] or 7[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015005292860&view=1up&seq=101 Anderson, R.C, Naval wars in the Levant, 1559-1853, p. 71]Amos Perry, Carthage and Tunis
Past and Present: in Two Parts, p. 185 [https://books.google.com/books?id=GaBH-6FcoP8C&dq=Hammamet+1605&pg=PA185] Sicilian ships, 3Anderson, R.C, p. 71Amos Perry, p. 185 or 4 Maltese shipsArne Zuidhoek, p. 16 and 1,200Arne Zuidhoek, p. 16 or 1,400Anderson, R.C, p. 71Amos Perry, p. 185 men, the aim was to attack the city of Hammamet, The allied forces was led by the Spanish commander Adelantado of Castile,Anderson, R.C, p. 71 they landed in 14 augustAnderson, R.C, p. 71 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.Arne Zuidhoek, p. 16 in the ensuing massacre, 500Anderson, R.C, p. 71 or 1,000Alan G. Jamieson, Lords of the Sea, A History of the Barbary Corsairs, p. 125 [https://books.google.com/books?id=7DlMqY9OQXAC&dq=Hammamet+1605&pg=PA125] were killed in the expedition.