Siege of Oran
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The siege of Oran of 1556 occurred when Ottoman troops from Algiers besieged the Spanish garrison in Oran. The siege, by land and sea, was ultimately lifted without success. Although Algerian forces were able to win a couple of skirmishes against the Spanish army, it had to be lifted in August 1556 when the Ottoman fleet of 40 galleys was recalled for duty in the Eastern Mediterranean.
1556
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HMS Walney,
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Location: 35.6969, -0.6331, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1556 Siege of Oran
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Battle of Tem-Salmet | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1348 | Siege of Oran | siege, Marinid dynasty, Kingdom of Tlemcen | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1349 | Siege of Oran | siege, Marinid dynasty, Kingdom of Tlemcen | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1360 | Oran campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1437 | Battle of Oran | Kingdom of Portugal, battle, Kingdom of Tlemcen | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1497 | Attack on Mers el-Kébir | battle, Crown of Castile, Kingdom of Tlemcen | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1501 | Battle of Mers el-Kebir | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1505 | Capture of Mers-el-Kébir | battle, Kingdom of Tlemcen, Catholic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1507 | Battle of Mers-el-Kébir | battle, Crown of Castile, Kingdom of Tlemcen | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1556 | Siege of Oran | Hispanic Monarchy, Regency of Algiers, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1563 | Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir | Kingdom of France, siege, Hispanic Monarchy, Regency of Algiers, Kingdom of Kuku, Kingdom of Beni Abbas | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1675 | Siege of Oran and Mers El Kébir | siege, Hispanic Monarchy, Regency of Algiers | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1693 | Siege of Oran | siege, Hispanic Monarchy, Regency of Algiers, Sharifian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1703 | Oran Expedition | military expedition | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1707 | Siege of Oran | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1732 | Spanish expedition to Oran | military expedition, Regency of Algiers, Kingdom of Spain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1790 | Siege of Oran | siege, Regency of Algiers, Kingdom of Spain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1831 | Capture of Oran | July Monarchy, battle, Western Beylik | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1835 | Battle of l'Habrah | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Attack on Mers-el-Kébir | battle, betrayal | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1930 | HMS Walney | cutter, Banff-class sloop | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1977 | Établissement de construction et de réparation navale | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort of Mers El Kebir | presidio, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Santa Cruz Fort | fort | Wikidata | |