Raid on Cherchell (1531)
| Raid on Cherchell (1530) | |||||||
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| Part of Spanish–Ottoman wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Regency of Algiers | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Andrea Doria | Ali Caramani | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,500 men 32 galleys 8 galleons 5 brigantines 2 lateen sails 3 ships | 25 galleys and galiots | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 400-600 killed or captured |
All vessels scuttled Unknown number of dead | ||||||
Central Europe–Balkans
Mediterranean
East Indies |
The raid on Cherchell occurred in July 1530, when Genoese admiral Andrea Doria attacked the Algerian fortress of Cherchell as part of a campaign against Barbary corsairs.
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