The Siege of Castelnuovo was an engagement Hostile_encounter during the Ottoman-Habsburg struggle Hostile_encounter for control of the Mediterranean , which took place Process_start in July 1539 in the walled town of Castelnuovo , present-day Herceg Novi , Montenegro .

The Siege of Castelnuovo was an engagement Hostile_encounter during the Ottoman-Habsburg struggle Hostile_encounter for control of the Mediterranean , which took place Process_start in July 1539 in the walled town of Castelnuovo , present-day Herceg Novi , Montenegro .

Castelnuovo had been conquered Conquering by elements of various Spanish tercios the year before during the failed campaign of the Holy League against the Ottoman Empire in Eastern Mediterranean waters .

However , Castelnuovo eventually fell Motion_directional into Ottoman hands and almost all the Spanish defenders , including Sarmiento , were killed Killing .

Even the Venetian refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act the promised Commitment naval link to Castelnuovo with the supplies Supply and reinforcements ; after a general troop parliament , the Capitan Francisco de Sarmiento answer Communication to the Barbarossa surrender Surrendering question was : `` Que vengan cuando quieran '' ( come Self_motion when you want ) .