Battle of Cape Celidonia

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title: Battle of Cape Celidonia
text: The Battle of Cape Celidonia took place on 14 July 1616 during the Ottoman–Habsburg struggle for the control of the Mediterranean. During its course, a small Spanish fleet owned by Viceroy of Naples Pedro Téllez-Girón, Duke of Osuna, under the command of Francisco de Rivera y Medina, was attacked by an Ottoman fleet that vastly outnumbered it while cruising off Cyprus. Despite this, the Spanish ships, mostly galleons, managed to repel the Ottomans, whose fleet consisted mainly of galleys, inflic
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description: 1616 Ottoman-Habsburg naval battle
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Celidonia
date created: 2010-05-26T17:52:31Z
date modified: 2024-09-07T05:01:21Z
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