Raid of the Balearic islands (1558)
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An Ottoman raid of the Balearic islands was accomplished by the Ottoman Empire in 1558, against the Spanish Habsburg territory of the Balearic islands.
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Raid of the Balearic islands | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars | |||||||
Historic map of Menorca by Piri Reis. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spain | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Philip II | Dragut | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
800 men[1] 40–100 soldiers |
150 ships 15,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,000 inhabitants enslaved | Unknown |
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