Action of October 1624
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This naval battle took place at the start of October 1624 near Sardinia
, and was a victory for a Tuscan/Papal/Neapolitan galley force over 6 Algerine sailing ships.
Whilst patrolling in the Mediterranean Sea
in the area west of Italy
, a Christian galley force made up of Tuscans, Papal vessels and Neapolitans, encountered near Sardinia 6 Algerine sailing ships. During the battle an Algerine of 50 guns was forced to blow itself up and 4 others were captured. The Neapolitan commander, Pimental, was killed.
3 Papal galleys (Filicaja)
8 Neapolitan galleys (Pimental)
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, and was a victory for a Tuscan/Papal/Neapolitan galley force over 6 Algerine sailing ships.
Whilst patrolling in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
in the area west of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, a Christian galley force made up of Tuscans, Papal vessels and Neapolitans, encountered near Sardinia 6 Algerine sailing ships. During the battle an Algerine of 50 guns was forced to blow itself up and 4 others were captured. The Neapolitan commander, Pimental, was killed.
Christian
4 Tuscan galleys (Montauto)3 Papal galleys (Filicaja)
8 Neapolitan galleys (Pimental)