Spanish assault on Djerba (1510)

Spanish assault on Djerba (1510)
Date	26 August - 3 September 1510
Location	island of Djerba off the coast of Tunisia
Result	Hafsid victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire	Hafsid dynasty
Commanders and leaders
García Álvarez de Toledo; Pedro Navarro	Unknown
Strength
15,000 men	Unknown
Casualties and losses
9,000-13,000 killed	Unknown

The Spanish assault on Djerba was a 1510 military expedition directed by Ferdinand II of Aragon against the Tunisian island of Djerba. It resulted in the death of several thousand soldiers and is often known as the Djerba Disaster (Spanish: Desastre de los Gelves).

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