[2] Navarro's fleet set sail from Sicily and landed at Malta, where he was joined by five galleys and some Maltese guides and a pilot.

The fleet departed Malta on 20 July and arrived off the coast of Tripoli four days later.

[1] On the morning of 25 July 1510, St James's Day, the invasion force attacked the city and its castle.

[1] Approximately 6,000 marines came from Spanish ships, half of whom besieged the city, while the others stayed in the camp to prevent an Ottoman attack from the hinterland.

[citation needed] Tripoli surrendered after about three hours of heavy fighting in the city's streets.