Raid of the Balearic islands (1558)

Raid of the Balearic islands
Part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars

Historic map of Menorca by Piri Reis.
Date1558
Location
Result Ottomans temporarily occupy parts of the Balearics
Belligerents
Spain Spain Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Spain Philip II Dragut
Strength

800 men[1]

40–100 soldiers
150 ships
15,000 men
Casualties and losses
4,000 inhabitants enslaved Unknown

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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