Battle

Capture of Algiers

8 Jun 1529 · 36.79° N, 3.07° E

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When
8 Jun 1529
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
36.79° N, 3.07° E
Description
1529 battle

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Capture of Peñón of Algiers (1529)

1529 battle

The capture of Peñón of Algiers was accomplished when the beylerbey of Algiers, Hayreddin Barbarossa, captured the fortress called Peñón of Algiers, on a small islet facing the Algerian city of Algiers from the Habsburg Spaniards.

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