naval engagement, early modern

Action off Elba

Name: Action off Elba
Location: Elba, Italy

Action off Elba was a naval engagement fought in 1504 at Elba, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Elba. The recorded result: Turkish victory. Recorded strength: 2 galleys against 1 galiot.

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Fought1504

WhereElba, Italy42.780N, 10.275E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeTurkish victory

BelligerentsPapal StatesagainstTurkish Corsairs

Casualties and losses2 galleys captured; 112 men captured; 300 Muslim slaves freedandNone

Record

Date	1504 (year precision)
Place	Elba, Italy 42.780N, 10.275E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	2 galleys	1 galiot
Casualties and losses	2 galleys captured; 112 men captured; 300 Muslim slaves freed	None
Commanders	Aruj Barbarossa Hayreddin Barbarossa

Placed at Elba; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Elba 1652, 5.0 km SW
Siege of Porto Ferrajo 1801, 5.3 km NE
Battle of Pianosa 1519, 23 km W
Battle of Meloria 1284, 64 km N
Siege of Bastia 1794, 68 km W

Elsewhere in 1504

Battle of Tachikawahara Japan
Siege of Sulzbach Germany

Action off Elba is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135688886, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action off Elba (1504), revision 1371846699, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.