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Spanish–Algerian War (1775–1785)

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44: 836:, a British travel writer wrote that the Spanish would have been "broken and slaughtered to a man... had not Mr. Acton, the Tuscan commander, cut his cables, and let his ships drive in to shore just as the enemy was coming on us full gallop. The incessant fire of his great guns, loaded with grape-shot, not only stopped them, but obliged them to retire with great loss." 2,000 Spaniards were captured as many were cut off from the boats that would have allowed them to return to their ships. O'Reilly had to wait for a month to negotiate their return. He then wanted to retaliate by bombarding Algiers from the sea, but he learned that he had only enough provisions on board to last for an immediate return to Spain. O'Reilly and the Spanish fleet withdrew to 253: 158: 114: 891:, feeling that the national pride of Spain had been offended by the Algerines, resolved to punish them by bombarding their town. Rear admiral Antonio Barceló was appointed to carry out the attack. Though he was by far the most capable naval officer of Spain and one of the few who had risen through the ranks by merit, Barceló's designation was coldly received both by the Spanish court and military. The Rear admiral was old and illiterate and of humble extraction, which, together with his naval victories, earned him the envy of most of the senior Spanish officers. 242: 136: 230: 218: 206: 190: 103: 1000: 125: 147: 800:
mistakenly chose the wrong landing area and the artillery guns being transported on the landing craft became stuck fast in the dunes of the beach after being landed, making them totally unusable for combat. Once ashore, the Spanish were met initially with light Algerian resistance, mainly because a feigned retreat by the forces advancing from Algiers. The latter had been massively augmented by warrior
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same time the Algerians sprung their trap. However, by the time the Spanish realized they were surrounded, it was too late for them. Unable to hold an effective line of resistance, the Spanish forces were routed, returning in chaos to their ships. The losses were huge; suffering nearly 3,000 casualties, including five generals killed and fifteen wounded (with one of these being
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were fired over the city, compared to 202 bombs and 1,164 cannonballs fired by the Algerians. Major damage to the city and its fortifications and a large fire were observed. An attack by light vessels of the Algerian fleet, composed of 67 ships, was repulsed, four of them being destroyed. The Allied
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that was repelled with significant losses, despite support from Tuscan forces. Algerian privateering increased post-invasion, and Spain's attempts at peace through diplomacy and bribery were unsuccessful. Two separate bombardments of Algiers by Rear admiral Antonio Barceló in 1783 and 1784 inflicted
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had blown up during the battle due to their misuse or bad conditions. In addition, 562 buildings were destroyed or damaged by the bombardment, an insignificant figure given that Algiers consisted of 5,000 buildings and that the whole town was exposed to the Spanish fire. Otherwise, only one gunboat
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The Spanish advanced forwards to engage the seemingly retreating Algerian forces, and moved further inland. However, the Algerians drew the Spanish into a specially chosen location where they could ambush and attack them from cover. By now the Spanish had realized the position they were in, at the
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instructed his warships to protect the landing craft as they approached, but despite the bays shallow water he stuck to the coast as close as possible to maximize the effectiveness of his ships. Despite the strict instructions that O'Reilly gave to his troops, the pilots of the landing craft
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Algiers refused to give in to Spanish demands and piracy continued. At last in 1785, a peace treaty was concluded, forcing Spain to pay 1,000,000 Pesos as war reparations to Algiers, the signing of the treaty did not end hostilities and skirmishes continued.
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The cannonade and bombardment commenced at 14:30 and continued without intermission till sunset. The attack was renewed on the following, and on every succeeding day until the 9th, when it was resolved at a
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and made the necessary dispositions for the attack. The bomb-ketches and gunboats, supported by xebecs and other vessels, formed the vanguard, the whole being covered by the ships of line and frigates.
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limited damage and failed to compel Algerian surrender. The war concluded in 1785 with a treaty that required Spain to pay 1,000,000 Pesos in war reparations but failed to end hostilities or piracy.
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had been constantly harassing the Spanish coast, Spain fought multiple wars with Algeria, but they were never able to end the local piracy once and for all. On top of that Spain held both
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to be the Dey of Algiers, Spain attempted to sign a peace treaty with them, but that only ended in the exchange of captives in 1767, and 1768. In 1775, after raids didn't stop, Spain
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An attempted peace treaty in 1766 resulted only in an exchange of captives. Spain officially declared war in 1775, launching an ill-fated invasion led by
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in 1775. Spain tried to reach a peace agreement with the Ottoman Regency with the aim of securing their commercial traffic along the Mediterranean. Don
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armed with pieces of 24 pounds, 8 more with 18 pounds' pieces, 7 lightly armed to board the Algerian vessels, 24 armed with mortars, and 8
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Barceló sailed from Cartagena on July 3 ahead of 5 ships of the line, 4 frigates and 68 small vessels, including gunboats and
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for Algiers, reaching its destination by the beginning of July. On the way, they joined forces with the small fleet of the
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of the infantry, opted for war, ignoring the recommendations of his naval officers. The Spanish chief minister, the
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was lost by the defenders. The Spanish casualties were also minimum: 26 killed and 14 wounded.
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casualties were minimal: 6 killed and 9 wounded, most of them due to accidents with the
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who had followed the course of Spanish military preparations during the spring of 1775.
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The Algerine privateering against Spanish vessels increased following the disastrous
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Portrait of Antonio Barceló. 1848 copy from an 18th-century original that was at
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in 1782 and managed to obtain a friendship and commercial agreement with Sultan
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Armada española desde la unión de los reinos de Castilla y de León. Vol VII
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from the interior, who sent forces to Algiers after having been alerted by
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By June the task force that had been assembled was enormous, with seven
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and three smaller warships, along with two hundred and thirty
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José Rodríguez, exploded accidentally, killing 25 sailors.
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of the bombs. Gunboat No. 27, commanded by the Neapolitan
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Excerpt of view of bombardment under Antonio Barceló.
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with 8 pound pieces. The expedition was financed by
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Index

Spanish–Algerian war (1775–1785)

Bombardment of Algiers (1784)
Algeria
Mediterranean Sea
Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily
Hospitaller Malta
Kingdom of Portugal
Duchy of Tuscany
Regency of Algiers
Charles III
Alejandro O'Reilly
Antonio Barceló
Pedro González
Emmanuel Marie
John Acton
Muhammad V
Salah Bey
Mohammed el Kebir
Moustapha Ouaznadji
demi-galleys
xebecs
gunboats
felucca
galliots
gunboats
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