Bombardment of Algiers (1682)

Bombardment of Algiers, 1682
Part of French-Algerian War 1681–1688
Bombardment of Algiers by the fleet of Admiral Duquesne in 1682
Date July–August 1682 Location Algiers Result Algerian victory
Belligerents
France	Regency of Algiers
Commanders and leaders
Abraham Duquesne	Baba Hassan
Units involved
11 ships of the line 15 galleys 5 bomb galiots 2 fireships other small vessels	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	500 dead[1]

The bombardment of Algiers in 1682 was a naval operation by France against the Regency of Algiers during the French-Algerian War 1681–1688. Louis XIV sent Duquesne to bombard Algiers after the Dey declared war on France in 1681. Duquesne sailed from Toulon with a fleet of around forty vessels and reached Algiers in July 1682 after many delays caused by poor weather. Bombarded several times in August, the city suffered extensive damage. The danger of the corsair captains who managed to manoeuvre their ships so as to threaten the French position and bad weather forced Duquesne to retreat to French waters.