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Events on Sunday 4 April 1655 1
1655Blake's fleet destroys the Tunisian corsair fleet at Porto FarinaEnglish navy bombards a Barbary pirate baseAdmiral Robert Blake led an English fleet in an attack on the fortified harbor of Porto Farina in Tunisia, destroying nine corsair warships anchored there. The action was notable as one of the first instances of a fleet defeating shore fortifications by gunfire alone, without landing troops. The raid aimed to curb Barbary piracy against English shipping in the Mediterranean.