NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Action of 1616

This battle took place in about March 1616 at the Goletta, Tunisia, and was a victory for a Spanish squadron under Francisco de Ribera over a Tunisian fleet. Events Dirk Hartog lands on an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by the Roman Catholic Church Births May 18 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German...

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Spain (Ribera)

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San Juan Bautista 36

Tunis

19 armed ships - 4 vessels of 18-20 guns captured

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