Conquest of Oran | |||||||
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![]() Cisneros entering Oran, by Juan de Borgoña. | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
8,000-12,000 infantrymen 3,000-4,000 cavalrymen 80 ships 10 galleys | 12,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Less than 30 | 4,000 |
The conquest of Oran by the Spanish Empire took place on May 1509, when an army led by Pedro Navarro on behalf of the Cardinal Cisneros seized the North African city, which was controlled by the Kingdom of Tlemcen.