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failure to pay this sum often being met by declarations of war or an increase in attacks against the merchants of that nation. Partly due to the distance between them, countries such as Denmark and Sweden did however often not have any other choice than to concede to the Barbary pirates' demands and would continue to pay and give luxury presents to the pirates. However, the start of the 19th century would see a great decline in the power and influence of said pirates. The Ottomans strengthening their control over
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where the sultan finally agreed to the Swedish/Norwegian and Danish demands to end the annual tribute, borrowing one last payment of 133 532 riksdaler from Sweden-Norway. However, until the treaty would become ratified, the fleets of Denmark and Sweden-Norway would continue to guard Swedish-Norwegian
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and Denmark were notable exceptions as they were still being extorted for money by Morocco and merchants from said countries would have to regularly be escorted by their respective navies. However, Morocco was in a very weak state at this time, she was the only remaining Barbary state and she had not
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was a maritime expedition conducted by the nations of Sweden-Norway and Denmark to militarily pressure the barbary state of Morocco into agreeing to the new stipulations as proposed by Danish and Swedish diplomats. One of the motives of the expedition was the reversal of several of the old and unfair
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were forced to sign numerous unfair treaties with the Barbary pirates to ensure that their merchants would be able to travel through the Mediterranean without becoming the victim of a pirate attack. The Scandinavian nations were forced to pay hefty annual tributes to the numerous sultanates with the
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to ask the Swedes for their aid in their expedition in 1843. Sweden-Norway was also being extorted for money by the Barbary pirates at this and was therefore willing to contribute to the military pressure pu upon Morocco to end their own annual payment of tributes. In the of spring 1844, after his
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where the Danes informed the Swedes of the diplomatic standstill with the Moroccan sultan. C. h. Ulner, Gustaf Ruuth, and the Swedish-Norwegian general consul Ehrenoff would represent Sweden-Norway in the negotiations with Abd al-Rahman and the General consul Carstensen was the representative for
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proposed that the Danish and Swedish fleets should join forces to militarily pressure Morocco to relinquish their attacks on Swedish and Danish merchants without the payment of tribute. The following year, the fleets of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway jointly embarked on their military expedition to
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While the negotiations would drag on, the crew of the Scandinavian navies would dedicate their time to festivities and exploring Gibraltar. The day after Christmas, the Swedes would invite their Danish, Norwegian, and even British counterparts to take part in a traditional Swedish 'Annandag'
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s rudder which would inspire the corvette's doctor, Herman Sätherberg, to write a short poem named "Den lilla tuturduvan i spanskasjön" (The little singing dove in the bay of Biscay), and he would become quite popular back at home as a poet and a writer upon returning.
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where they would take the giraffe Hadgi onboard to take him home to Egypt. Hadgi had been a present from the Egyptian pasha to Oscar I after his accession to the throne in March, however, the giraffe would die before making it to Egypt.
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would be signed by Ehrenoff and C. H. Ulner on the Swedish side and Buselham Ben-Ali on the Moroccan, the treaty would be ratified in Stockholm upon Ehrenoff's arrival. Both Ehrenoff and C. H. Ulner would receive the
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celebration. The festivities continued on New Year's Eve where the Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish sailors would sing their respective national anthems during heavy rain as the clock turned 12.
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treaties which stated that Sweden and Denmark would be required to pay an annual tribute to the Moroccan sultanate in order to be granted safe passage from the Barbary pirates.
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where they would be met by raised flags by the local Portuguese and British consulates before anchoring. The Swedes were welcomed by the British garrison and invited onboard
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were all events that greatly weakened the pirates and the annual payment of tributes to the barbary states was, for the most part, a thing of the past by 1830. However,
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1845 would mark the last time either Sweden-Norway or Denmark would pay tribute to the Barbary pirates, though, they were the last in Europe to do so. The
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On 3 September, the Swedish flotilla arrived in Copenhagen where they received Danish pilots from the local Swedish consulate before continuing up through
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On the 15th, the flotilla left Elfsborg to resume its journey leaving Kattegat, along with the Danish pilots, behind. The next day, the fleet entered the
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in July after the treaty was ratified. However, she would capsize leading to 114 deaths which was the biggest Swedish maritime disaster in peace-time.
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From January 1845, the location of where the negotiations took place changed to the sultan's palace. Negotiations reached a breakthrough in April in
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was the largest of the deployed battleships, it hosted the commander C.H Ulner along with a 700-strong crew and around 70 cannons. The corvette
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Denmark, Fredrick Crusenstolpe would be the translator between the Scandinavians and Abd al-Rahman. The negotiations took place on the frigate
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to end their collection of Danish tributes in a show of force. Sweden-Norway would join the Danish expedition a year later in 1844.
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been able to keep up with the technological advancements of the European navies. The weakened state of Morocco was enough for
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under Captain Mourier after a short stay. After traveling up the Swedish west coast, they again anchored at
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would, however, seize guarding Swedish-Norwegian trade and received orders to conduct a new voyage towards
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under Gustaf Ruuth hosted a crew of 130 and was the second largest ship dispatched with the
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The flotilla would enter the Mediterranean the next day on the 28th, they would sail by
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finally agreed to the new stipulations proposed by the Danish and Swedish negotiators.
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Upon arrival, the Swedes met up with the Danish navy and the Norwegian corvette
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which strengthened the positions of the Scandinavian powers diplomatically.
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to, in 1843, deploy the Danish navy to travel down to Morocco to pressure
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set sail from Sweden under C.H Ulner to depart to the Mediterranean.
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Morocco, and after a year of negotiations, the Moroccan Sultan
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trade flowing through the area from any attacks from Morocco.
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accession to the Swedish and Norwegian thrones, King
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A joint Scandinavian military expedition to Morocco
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Index

Moroccan expedition (1843-45)

Morocco
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Treaty of Larache
Denmark
Sweden-Norway
Sweden
Sweden
Norway
Norway
France
United Kingdom

Morocco
Barbary pirates
Christian VIII
Oscar I
C. H. Ulner
SV
Mathias Ehrenoff
SV

Abd al-Rahman

Frigates
Brig
Cutter brig
Corvette

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