 In 1732, on board the "Santiago", he and José Carrillo de Albornoz commanded the enormous expedition to Oran and Mers-el-Kébir with more than 300 ships and around 28,000 troops, comprising infantry, cavalry and artillery.In the Battle of Aïn-el-Turk they recaptured the cities lost to the Ottoman Empire in 1708.After the defeat, Bey Abu l-Hasan Ali I managed to reunite his troops and surrounded the city of Oran.