Siege of Oran (1556)

Siege of Oran
DateAugust 1556
Location
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Regency of Algiers Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad Kurdogli Martin Fernández
Strength
40 galleys Unknown
View of the Spanish garrison’s “Fort of Santa Cruz” in Oran, Algeria

The siege of Oran of 1556 occurred when Ottoman troops from Algiers besieged the Spanish garrison in Oran. The siege, by land and sea, was unsuccessful and had to be lifted in August 1556 when the Ottoman fleet of 40 galleys was recalled for duty in the Eastern Mediterranean.[1]

During the time the Ottomans were occupied in the siege, the Moroccans, who were allied with the Spanish, occupied the city of Tlemcen.[1]