Sack of Lanzarote (1586)

Sack of Lanzarote (1586)
Part of Ottoman–Habsburg wars
DateLate July - 26 August 1586
Location
Result Algerian victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Empire Regency of Algiers
Commanders and leaders
Spain Don Agustin de Herrera y Rojas (POW)
Spain Diego de Cabrera Leme 
Murat Reis the Elder
Strength
Unknown

6-7 ships
1,200 men

  • 400 Turks
Casualties and losses
200-300 enslaved Unknown

The Sack of Lanzarote occurred in 1586, when 6 or 7 Algerian Galleys, sacked the Spanish island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The Algerians were successful and occupied the island for a month before leaving it.