Battle of Algiers or Algiers expedition may refer to:
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Capture of the Peñón of Algiers (1510)
Capture may refer to:
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*Capture, a software for lighting design, documentation and visualisation
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, 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, ...
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Capture of Algiers (1516)
The Capture of Algiers in 1516 was accomplished by the Ottoman brothers Aruj and Kheireddin Barbarossa against Sālim al-Tūmī, the ruler of the city of Algiers.
Background
In 1510, the Spaniards had established themselves on a small isl ...
, during the Spanish-Ottoman conflict in the Maghreb
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Algiers expedition (1516), during the Spanish-Ottoman conflict in the Maghreb
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Algiers expedition (1519), during the Spanish-Ottoman conflict in the Maghreb
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Capture of Peñón of Algiers (1529), during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
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Algiers expedition (1541), during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
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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 sai ...
, during the French-Algerian War 1681–88
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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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Bombardment of Algiers (1688)
The bombardment of Algiers in 1688 was a military expedition ordered by Louis XIV against the Regency of Algiers in order to enforce the peace treaty of 1683 which had been violated by Algerian pirates. The squadron, comprising 31 ships and 10 ...
, during the French-Algerian War 1681–88
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Bombardment of Algiers (1770) Bombardment of Algiers may refer to:
* 1st Bombardment of Algiers (1682) by a French squadron
* 2nd Bombardment of Algiers (1683) by a French squadron
* 3rd Bombardment of Algiers (1688) by a French squadron
* Bombardment of Algiers (1770) by a Dan ...
, during the Danish–Algerian War 1769-72
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Invasion of Algiers (1775)
The invasion of Algiers was a massive and disastrous amphibious attempt in July 1775 by a combined Spanish and Tuscan force to capture the city of Algiers, the capital of The Deylik of Algeria. The amphibious assault was led by Spanish gene ...
, during the Spanish-Algerian war (1775-1785)
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Bombardment of Algiers (1783)
The Bombardment of Algiers in August 1783 was a failed attempt by Spain to put an end to Algerine privateering against Spanish shipping. A Spanish fleet of 70, sailing under Rear admiral Antonio Barceló, bombarded the city eight times between A ...
, during the Spanish-Algerian war 1775-1785
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Bombardment of Algiers (1784)
The 2nd Bombardment of Algiers took place between 12 and 21 July 1784. A joint Spanish-Neapolitan-Maltese-Portuguese fleet commanded by the Spanish Admiral Antonio Barceló bombarded the city, which was the main base of the Barbary corsairs, wit ...
, during the Spanish-Algerian war 1775-1785
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Bombardment of Algiers (1816)
The Bombardment of Algiers was an attempt on 27 August 1816 by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers. An Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth bomb ...
, by an Anglo-Dutch fleet
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Bombardment of Algiers (1824) Bombardment of Algiers may refer to:
* 1st Bombardment of Algiers (1682) by a French squadron
* 2nd Bombardment of Algiers (1683) by a French squadron
* 3rd Bombardment of Algiers (1688) by a French squadron
* Bombardment of Algiers (1770) by a Dani ...
, by a British fleet
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Invasion of Algiers in 1830, during the French conquest of Algeria
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Raid on Algiers (1942), by an Italian fleet during the Second World War
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Attack on Algiers (1942), during the North African campaign of the Second World War
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Battle of Algiers (1956–1957)
The Battle of Algiers was a campaign of urban guerrilla warfare carried out by the National Liberation Front (FLN) against the French Algerian authorities from late 1956 to late 1957. The conflict began with attacks by the FLN against the Frenc ...
, during the campaign of guerrilla warfare of the Algerian War
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The Battle of Algiers'', a 1966 film by Gillo Pontecorvo about this event
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