Forts San Miguel and Todos los Santos Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir

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map of bay of oran in 1725, johannes van keulen.


the siege began on april 3, 1563, when ottoman troops massively attacked tower of todos los santos, defended 200 spanish soldiers. fierce resistance of fort s garrison, along artillery support mers el kébir, inflicted heavy casualties on attackers. however, once ottoman cannons tore down walls, fort taken. meantime jafar s galleys blocked mers el kébir prevent city relieved oran. ottoman s main objective capture mers el kébir, hassan warned several renegades spanish planned abandon oran concentrate on defense of other town. therefore, destined of troops take fort of san miguel, key point of spanish defense, while few troops remained blocking oran.


san miguel s fort attacked during 22 days 24,000 infantry , 400 cavalry soldiers. few defenders rejected hassan s offer of surrender , repelled 6 assaults left moat full of dead janissaries. among ottoman casualties governor of constantine, body recovered men permission of martín de córdoba. however, despite stubbornness of defense, reinforcements sent mers el kébir not enough continue fighting, , on may 8, under cover of darkness, spanish survivors retreated town.








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