Conquest of Tunis (1535)

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The Conquest of Tunis (called Jornada de Túnez in Spanish sources) in 1535 occurred when the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and his allies captured the city of Tunis from the control of the Ottoman Empire. The Catholic fleet, which included admirals Andrea Doria and Bazán the Elder, captured the fleet of grand Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa, who had turned Tunis into his naval base for future invasions of Italy and Spain. Although Barbarossa managed to escape, the victory ensured Ottoman forces in North Africa remained limited to the usual actions of the Barbary corsairs. Tunis remained under Spanish control until its Ottoman recapture in 1569. The conquest was one of the largest amphibious operations of the 16th century; historian Henry Kamen described it as "the most imposing ever mounted by Christian powers in the long history of the western Mediterranean". It was an unprecedented logistic achievement due to its proportions, complexity and relative quickness. It involved multiple...

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