Capture of Peñón of Algiers (1529)
For other battles in the same place, see Battle of Algiers.
| Capture of Algiers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Spanish–Ottoman wars | |||||||
Penon island | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spanish Empire | Regency of Algiers | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Don Martin de Vargas | Hayreddin Barbarossa | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 200 soldiers |
2,000 janissaries Contingent of Kabyles | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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175 dead 25 prisoners | Unknown | ||||||
Central Europe–Balkans
Mediterranean
East Indies |
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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