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Siege of Oran (1707–1708)

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The bey took control of the heights of Aïdour, from where he bombarded the Spanish, effectively destroying their defences. The two towers defending Oran were overrun and the Bey took control over Oran on January 20, 1708 after 400 Spanish soldiers surrendered. The Algerian assault kept the pressure
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The military success of the Algerians surprised the Spanish government but also all of the European states at that time. In the Muslim world it was seen as a victory over Christianity. The city of Oran was repopulated with people from all over the western beylik with an influx, in particular, of
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The city, already under blockade by the Algerian navy entered a state of siege. On November 1, 1707, Ouzoum Hassan, a commander from Algiers sent his army to take the fort of Saint-Philippe, thus officially beginning the siege. The forces of the
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In 1703, the new governor of Oran, Don Carlos Carraja raided the Algerian Beni Ameur tribes. About 80 were killed and 250 were captured. This marked a rupture in Algerian and Spanish relations, which have been favorable since the
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craftsmen and traders. It opened a first period, from 1708 to 1732, where the city was in the hands of the regency of Algiers before the Spaniards recovered it in 1732.
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Around the start of the 18th century, relations with these tribes soured. The "peaceful
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Insaniyat / إنسانيات. Revue algérienne d'anthropologie et de sciences sociales
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Bouchelaghem or Bigotillos meaning man with a moustache.the ruler of
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Despite Ottoman-Algerian attempts to seize the town,
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1707–1708 siege during the Spanish-Algerian conflicts
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Edad moderna : "El auge del Imperio, 1474-1598"
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commanded by Bouchelaghem arrived a few days later.
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Index

Oran
Mers el Kébir
Aïn El Turk
Spanish Oran
Regency of Algiers
Beylik of Mascara

Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Oran
Mohamed Bektach
Bouchelaghem Bey

Philip V of Spain


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Hammamet
1st La Goulette
2nd La Goulette
1st Mamora
3rd La Goulette
San Pietro
1st Larache
2nd Mamora
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Calpe
1st Oran and 1st Mers el-Kébir
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