Military operation

Bombardment of Algiers

12 Jul 1784 · 36.78° N, 3.06° E

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When
12 Jul 1784
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
36.78° N, 3.06° E
Description
1784 naval bombing

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Bombardment of Algiers (1784)

1784 naval bombardment of Algiers by multiple Southern European powers

The 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, with the aim of forcing them to interrupt their activities. The second bombardment followed a similarly failed expedition the preceding year.

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