Expedition of Mostaganem | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
12,000+ soldiers | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
6,000 killed, 6,000 prisoners[3] | Unknown | ||||||
Location of the Expedition of Mostaganem in Algeria. |
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]