Spanish assault on Djerba (1520)

Spanish assault on Djerba (1520)
Date28 May 1520
Location
island of Djerba off the coast of Tunisia
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
 Spanish Empire Hafsid dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Hugo of Moncada Sheikh Said
Strength
10,000–13,000
13 galleys
70 ships		 10,000–12,000 men
200 cavalry
Casualties and losses
260 killed 500 killed

The Spanish assault on Djerba was a 1520 Spanish military expedition against the island of Djerba in Tunisia. Led by Hugo of Moncada, it ended with the capitulation of the island's sheikh, who became a tributary of Emperor Charles V.

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