French blockade of Algiers
| French blockade of Algiers | |||||||
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| Part of the French conquest of Algeria | |||||||
Bombardment of Algiers in 1830 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of France | Regency of Algiers | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles X | Hussein Dey | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7–18 vessels | Unknown | ||||||
The French blockade of Algiers was a three-year-long naval blockade imposed by France on the Regency of Algiers. It was imposed on 16 June 1827 as a result of the fly-whisk incident. Intended to cut off the Regency's commercial relations and restrict its navy and corsairs' operations, the French failed to achieve either objective. Throughout the blockade, France planned its ultimate invasion of Algiers in June 1830.