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Battle of Algiers or Algiers expedition may refer to: *
Capture of the Peñón of Algiers (1510) Capture may refer to: *Asteroid capture, a phenomenon in which an asteroid enters a stable orbit around another body *Capture, a software for lighting design, documentation and visualisation *"Capture" a song by Simon Townshend *Capture (band), an ...
, during the Spanish expansion to the
Maghreb The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...
* Capture of Algiers (1516), during the Spanish-Ottoman conflict in the Maghreb * Algiers expedition (1516), during the Spanish-Ottoman conflict in the Maghreb * Algiers expedition (1519), during the Spanish-Ottoman conflict in the Maghreb *
Capture of Peñón of Algiers (1529) The capture of ''Peñón of Algiers'' was accomplished when the beylerbey of Algiers Hayreddin Barbarossa took a fortress (called Peñón of Algiers) in a small islet facing the Algerian city of Algiers from the Habsburg Spaniards. Backgrou ...
, during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars *
Algiers expedition (1541) The 1541 Algiers expedition occurred when Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and king of Spain attempted to lead an amphibious attack against regency of Algiers, in modern Algeria. Inadequate planning, particularly against unfavourable weather ...
, during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars *
Bombardment of Algiers (1682) The bombardment of Algiers in 1682 was a naval operation by France against the Regency of Algiers during the French-Algerian War of 1681–88. Louis XIV sent Duquesne to bombard Algiers after the Dey declared war on France in 1681. Duquesne sa ...
, during the French-Algerian War 1681–88 *
Bombardment of Algiers (1683) The bombardment of Algiers in 1683 was a French naval operation against the Regency of Algiers during the French-Algerian War 1681–88. It led to the rescue of more than 100 French prisoners, in some cases after decades of captivity, but the gr ...
, during the French-Algerian War 1681–88 *
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