The Sultan's Admiral (2013)
“Rumours of activity in Spain during the winter had already reached Aruj, for there was a steady flow of intelligence between the Moriscos in Spain and their brothers on the North African coast. Admiral Diego de Vera, one of Spain’s most distinguished fighting men, at the instigation of Cardinal Ximenes of Toledo, had brought out the most powerful elements of the Spanish fleet. Together with a force of some ten thousand soldiers, he intended to cure finally and forever this running sore on the f...lank of Spain. It was unthinkable that the might of the greatest European power should any longer be mocked, let alone challenged, by a handful of Turks and dissident Moors on the bare North African coast. There could, he must have felt, be no doubt about the outcome.
Aruj and Khizr and their Turkish followers were not unprepared for the attack. Part of the Spanish plan hinged on the participation of local forces, who had been incited to rise against the Turks by the son of the murdered Selim, eager to revenge his father’s death.MoreLess
Aruj and Khizr and their Turkish followers were not unprepared for the attack. Part of the Spanish plan hinged on the participation of local forces, who had been incited to rise against the Turks by the son of the murdered Selim, eager to revenge his father’s death.MoreLess
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