Oruç Reis | Timeline

Oruç Reis (c. 1474–1518) was an Ottoman bey (governor) of Algiers and beylerbey (chief governor) of the West Mediterranean, and the elder brother of Hayreddin Barbarossa. He was born on the Ottoman island of Midilli (Lesbos in modern Greece) and was killed in battle against the Spanish at Tlemcen in the Ottoman Eyalet of Algeria. He became known as Baba Oruç or Baba Aruj (Father Oruç) when he transported large numbers of Morisco, Muslim and Jewish refugees from Spain to North Africa. (Intro from Wikipedia)

January(?) 1(?), 1474 - Palaiokipos, Lesbos Island (today Greece) - Oruç Reis is born

January(?) 1(?), 1478 - Palaiokipos, Lesbos Island - One of Oruç's younger brothers, Hizir, the future Barbarossa, is born

January(?) 1(?), 1503 - Djerba Island, Tunisia - Oruç and Barbaros make Djerba his new base =(START)

January(?) 1(?), 1504 - La Goletta, Tunis - Oruç and younger brother Barbaros ask Abu Abdullah Mohammed Hamis, sultan of Tunisia, for permission to use the strategically located port of La Goletta for their operations. They were granted this right, with the condition of leaving one third of their booty to the sultan.
July 1(?) 1504 - near Elba Island - Oruç captures two papal galleys

January(?) 1(?), 1505 - Coast of Calabria, Italy - The two brothers raid the Coast of Calabria

January(?) 1(?), 1508 - Diano Marina, Coast of Liguria - Oruç and Barbaros raid the Coast of Liguria, particularly, Diano Marina

January(?) 1(?), 1509 - La Goletta, Tunis - A third brother, Ishak, joins Oruç and Barbaros at La Goletta

January(?) 1(?), 1510 - Cape Passero, Italy - The three brothers raid Cape Passero and repulse a spanish attack on Bougie, Oran and Algiers

August 1(?), 1511 - Reggio Calabria - Oruç, Barbaros and Ishak raid the areas around Reggio Calabria
August 1(?), 1512 - Bougie (Béjaia, Algeria) - The brothers are invited by the exiled ruler of Bougie to drive out the spanish - Oruç looses an arm
October(?) 1(?), 1512 - Coast of Andalucia - The brothers raid the Coast of Andalucia
October(?) 20(?), 1512 - Minorca Island - The three brothers land in Minorca Island and take the coastal castle
November(?) 10?(?), 1512 - Near Genoa - The brothers capture 4 genoese galleys. The Genoese send a fleet to liberate their ships, but the brothers capture their flagship as well. After capturing a total of 23 ships in less than a month, the brothers sail back to La Goletta
December(?) 1(?), 1512 - La Goletta, Tunis - Return to La Goletta
March(?) 1(?), 1513 - Valencia - The brothers raid Valencia and capture four more ships
April(?) 1(?), 1513 - Near Málaga - On their way to Alicante, the brothers take a spanish galley near Málaga
June(?) 1(?), 1513 - Cherchell, W of Algiers - The three brothers make Cherchell their new base
April(?) 1(?), 1514 - Bougie (Béjaia, Algeria) - With 12 galliots and 1,000 Turks, the brothers destroy two Spanish fortresses at Bougie
June(?) 1(?), 1514 - Ceuta - When a Spanish fleet under the command of Miguel de Gurrea, viceroy of Majorca, arrives for assistance, they head towards Ceuta and raid that city
August(?) 1(?), 1514 - Jijel, Algeria - Jijel is captured from the genoese
October(?) 1(?), 1514 - Mahdia, Tunisia - The City of Mahdia is captured
January(?) 1(?), 1515 - Off Majorca - Operations off Majorca. Several galleons, a galley and three barques are captured. Oruç sends precious gifts to Sultan Selim I, who sends him two galleys and two swords embellished with diamonds in return
January(?) 1(?), 1516 - Elba Island - The brothers are joined by Kurtoğlu and put siege to Elba Castle
April(?) 1(?), 1516 - Off Liguria - Operations off Liguria. Twelve ships are captured and 28 others damaged
August(?) 1(?), 1516 - Alger | Jijel - The brothers capture Alger and Jijel from the spanish and assume control of the region
October(?) 1(?), 1516 - Miliana, Medea and Ténès - Oruç seeks to enhance his territory inlands and takes Miliana, Medea and Ténès. He became known for attaching sails to cannons for transport through the deserts of North Africa
February(?) 1(?), 1517 - Capo Limiti - The brothers raid Capo Limiti
March(?) 1(?), 1517 - Island of Capo Rizzuto, Crotone - Incursion to the island
April(?) 1(?), 1517 - Alger - Oruç offers Alger to the Ottoman Empire, for protection against the spanish
May(?) 1(?), 1517 - Tlemcen, W of Algeria - Battle of Tlemcen - The city is captured and Abu Zayan executed
January 1(?), 1518 - Tlemcen - The Spanish put siege to Tlemcen
May 1(?), 1518 - Tlemcen - Oruç Reis, aged 56, and Ishak are killed in battle =(END)