The Action of 29 April 1616 took place near Euboea

Euboea

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 when a Tuscan

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 galley force defeated a similar Turkish

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 force.

Six Tuscan galleys, under Montauto, had left Livorno

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 at the end of March

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 1616. On 29 April, they met 6 Turkish galleys near Euboea

Euboea

Euboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to...

and captured the 2 flag-galleys. The remaining 4 fled. The galley San Francesco was damaged and took no part. Tuscan casualties were 32 killed and 312 wounded.