Expedition to Mostaganem (1558)
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The Expedition of Mostaganem occurred in 1558, when Spanish forces attempted to capture the city of Mostaganem. The expedition was supposed to be a decisive step in the conquest of the Ottoman base of Algiers, but it ended in failure, and has been called a "disaster".[4]
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Expedition of Mostaganem | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spain |
Regency of Algiers Kingdom of Beni Abbas[2][3] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Count Alcaudete † |
Hasan Pasha Abdelaziz El Abbes | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000+ soldiers | Unknown | ||||||
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6,000 killed, 6,000 prisoners[1] | Unknown | ||||||
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