Spanish expedition to Oran Part of the Spanish-Algerian War (1732) Spanish attack on Oran of 1732. Date 15 June 1732 – 2 July 1732 Location Oran, Mers el-Kebir, Regency of Algiers (Ottoman empire) Result Decisive Spanish victory[1] Spanish reconquest of Oran[2] Spanish reconquest of Mers el-Kebir[3] Belligerents Kingdom of Spain Regency of Algiers Commanders and leaders Duke of Montemar Francisco Cornejo Blas de Lezo Juan José Navarro Bey Hassan Dey of Algiers Strength 27,000–28,000 men[4][5] 12 ships of the line[4] 50 frigates[4] 7 galleys[4] 26 galiots[4] 4 brigs[4] 97 xebecs[4] Several gunboats and bomb vessels[4] 109 transport ships[4] Unknown minor vessels Unknown Casualties and losses Unknown: Minimum[1][2] Heavy human and naval losses[2][3] 142 pieces of artillery captured[2]