Algiers expedition (1541)

For other battles in the same place, see Battle of Algiers.
Algiers expedition
Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars

Siege of Algiers in 1541 (1542) Cornelis Anthonisz
DateOctober–November 1541
Location
Algiers
36°46′35″N 3°3′31″E / 36.77639°N 3.05861°E / 36.77639; 3.05861
Result Algerian victory[2]
Belligerents

Empire of Charles V:

Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Saint John
 Republic of Genoa
 Papal States
Kingdom of Kuku[1]		 Regency of Algiers
Commanders and leaders
Charles V
Navy: Andrea Doria
Army: Duke of Alba[3]
Including:
Ferrante I Gonzaga
Spain Hernán Cortés
Republic of Genoa Giannettino Doria
Spain Bernardino de Mendoza
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon		 Hasan Agha
Strength
Total of 80 galleys
Total of 500 ships[3]
12,000 sailors[3]
24,000 soldiers[3]
Including:
100 transports[3]
Spain 50 galleys[3]
Spain 100 transports[3]
Republic of Genoa 14 galleys
Papal States 8 galleys
Kingdom of Naples 150 transports[3]
Sovereign Military Order of Malta 700 knights
2,000 troops[4]		 800 Odjak of Algiers
5,000 Moors[3][5]
Casualties and losses
300 officers killed[3]
8,000[3]-12,000[6][7] killed
150 ships sunk[3]		 200 killed[8]

The 1541 Algiers expedition occurred when Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and king of Spain attempted to lead an amphibious attack against the Regency of Algiers. Inadequate planning, particularly against unfavourable weather, led to the failure of the expedition.

  1. ^ Berber Government: The Kabyle Polity in Pre-colonial Algeria, p191
  2. ^ Phillip C. Naylor (5 September 2006). Historical Dictionary of Algeria. Scarecrow Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-8108-6480-1.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cite error: The named reference Poole was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Murray (Firm), John; Playfair, Sir Robert Lambert (1887). Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, Etc. J. Murray.
  5. ^ Handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine ... by John Murray (Firm),Sir Robert Lambert Playfair p.38
  6. ^ Garcés, María Antonia (2005). Cervantes in Algiers: A Captive's Tale (illustrated, revised ed.). Vanderbilt University Press. p. 24. ISBN 0826514707. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  7. ^ ibn Ruqaya al Tlemceni, Al Zahra nai'ra, p. 122[1]
  8. ^ ibn Ruqaya al Tlemceni, Al Zahra nai'ra, p. 120[2]