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Fleet Deployment
- When
- May–July 1543
- Where
- Mediterranean Sea / Marseille
- Part of
- Siege of Nice
Barbarossa's fleet departed the Sea of Marmara in mid-May 1543 and reached Marseille in July to join French forces.
Following an agreement between Francis I and Suleiman, a fleet of 110 galleys and 50 galiots left the Sea of Marmara in mid-May 1543. Barbarossa arrived at Toulon on 10 July and Marseille on 21 July, joining François de Bourbon.
Sources
- Siege of Nice Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
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