1563
Capture of Oran
The Turks capture Oran
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Oran in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Turks capture Oran
The Turks capture Oran
Hasan Pasha leads forces against Oran and Mers el Kebir
Ottoman aligned forces attempt to seize Spanish held Oran
Provenance
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