Action of 28 September 1644 (1644 AD)
Action of 28 September 1644 (Hospitaller Malta vs Side B) took place in 1644 AD during the Maltese Corso.
Battle facts
- Year: 1644 AD
- Date: 1644-09-28
- Era: Early Modern
- Conflict: the Maltese Corso
- Side A: Hospitaller Malta
- Commanders (A): Gabriel de Chambres Boisbaudran, Nicolás Cotoner
- Commanders (B): Ibrahim Çelebi
- Casualties: approx. 125 men killed
262+ men wounded1 galleon captured
1 saique captured
1 pink sunk
220 killed
380 men and passengers captured
- Outcome: Hospitaller victory
Pretext for the Cretan War
- Coordinates: 34.898°, 29.167°
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