Expedition to Mostaganem (1543) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Regency of Algiers | Spanish Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hasan Agha | Count Alcaudete | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Unknown | Between 5,000 to 7,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Expedition to Mostaganem of 1543 was a failed expedition against the Algerian city of Mostaganem by the Spanish forces of Count Alcaudete. [1] [2] [3]
The Spanish forces of Count Alcaudete numbering between 5,000 to 7,000 men led an expedition against Mostaganem in 1543. [2] [4] The attempt to seize the city failed and the army of Count Alcaudete was defeated, the road from Mostaganem to Oran was covered with Spanish corpses. [1] [5] Another expedition was mounted against Mostaganem in 1547 but this expedition was also defeated. [1]
Expedition to Mostaganem (1543) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Regency of Algiers | Spanish Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hasan Agha | Count Alcaudete | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Unknown | Between 5,000 to 7,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Expedition to Mostaganem of 1543 was a failed expedition against the Algerian city of Mostaganem by the Spanish forces of Count Alcaudete. [1] [2] [3]
The Spanish forces of Count Alcaudete numbering between 5,000 to 7,000 men led an expedition against Mostaganem in 1543. [2] [4] The attempt to seize the city failed and the army of Count Alcaudete was defeated, the road from Mostaganem to Oran was covered with Spanish corpses. [1] [5] Another expedition was mounted against Mostaganem in 1547 but this expedition was also defeated. [1]