Bombardment of Algiers

When

27 Aug 1816

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

36.78° N, 3.06° E

Description

1816 bombardment, attempt by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers

1816 anti-slavery conflict

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 Baron Exmouth bombarded ships and the harbour defences of Algiers.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bombardment of Algiers: An Anglo-Dutch fleet forces Omar Agha, Dey of Algiers to free Christian slaves”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bombardement de la rade d’Alger par la flotte anglo-hollandaise (lord Exmouth et van Capellen)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page