Siege of Mers El K.C3.A9bir Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir

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Álvaro de bazán, 1st marquis of santa cruz.


once inside fort, ottoman troops surrounded city, digging trenches around , placing artillery break down walls. on nearby hill installed several culverins bombard inner town. martín de córdoba, had less 500 men available defend city, prepared assault. 1 took place on 20 may. hassan sent ahead 12,000 alarabs break resistance of spanish harquebusiers , facilitate assault 2 columns of regular troops attack secondly. despite heavy losses suffered, alarabs managed scale walls , raise ottoman flag on battlements. however, spanish expelled them soon. in attack 2,500 men died, falling moat around town.


in following days took place more assaults failed great loss of life, although spanish situation had become desperate. on june 6 hassan order final assault, when relief fleet took army surprise. king philip ii had ordered fleet organized in cartagena in order attack hassan s army , force lift siege. under command of francisco de mendoza, seconded Álvaro de bazán , andrea doria, 34 galleys coming barcelona, naples, genoa, savoy, , malta, had embarked 4,000 soldiers , many volunteer knights, , had sailed mers el kébir. hassan, fearing trapped between spanish reinforcements , mers el kébir, ordered troops retreat hastily. tents saved, guns, clothing , tools left in field. ottoman fleet not lucky, , several of ships, including 4 of french carracks, captured.








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