Action of 14 April 1655

The Battle of Porto Farina took place at Porto Farina on 4 April 1655 in northern Tunisia, when an English fleet under General-at-Sea Robert Blake destroyed the vessels of several Barbary corsairs. Blake's fleet destroyed two shore batteries and nine Algerian ships in Porto Farina, the first time shore batteries had been taken out without landing men ashore.

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1655  Wikidata
naval battle, Tunis eyalet, Commonwealth of England, 

HMS P48, 

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Location: 37.1667, 10.1833, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1655 Action of 14 April 1655

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-48 Battle of Utica

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-80 Battle of Utica

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-202 Battle of the Great Plains

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-202 Battle of Utica

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-203 Siege of Utica

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-239 Battle of the Bagradas River

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-239 Battle of Utica

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-306 Siege of Utica

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536 Battle of the Bagradas River

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1557 Capture of Bizerte

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2014-02-04T00:00:00Z

2014 Raoued Operation

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	48	Battle of Utica	battle, populares	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	80	Battle of Utica	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	202	Battle of the Great Plains	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	202	Battle of Utica	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	203	Siege of Utica	Roman Republic, siege, Ancient Carthage	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	239	Battle of the Bagradas River	battle, mercenary, Ancient Carthage	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	239	Battle of Utica	mercenary, battle, Ancient Carthage	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	306	Siege of Utica	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	536	Battle of the Bagradas River	Byzantine Empire, battle, Mauri people	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1557	Capture of Bizerte	Ottoman Empire, siege, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1655	Action of 14 April 1655	Commonwealth of England, Eyalet of Tunis, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2014	Raoued Operation	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Redwing	minesweeper, Lapwing-class minesweeper	Wikidata
site	fort		Bordj El Woustani	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Bordj Lazarit	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Ksiba	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Sidi Ali El Mekki Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1942	HMS P48	sunken vessel, submarine, U-class submarine	Wikidata