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| Siege of Oran | |||||||
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| Part ofSpanish–Ottoman wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Regency of Algiers |  Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Muhammad Kurdogli | Martin Fernández | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40 galleys | Unknown | ||||||
Thesiege of Oran of 1556 occurred when Ottoman troops fromAlgiers besieged the Spanish garrison inOran. 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,[1][2] it had to be lifted in August 1556 when the Ottoman fleet of 40 galleys was recalled for duty in the Eastern Mediterranean.[3]
During the time the Ottomans were occupied in the siege, the Moroccans, who were allied with the Spanish, occupied the city ofTlemcen but Algerian forces were able to reconquer it the following year during theCampaign of Tlemcen, led byHassan Pacha andAït Abbas contingents from Kabylia.[3]
