Historical eventJuly 51830

Invasion of Algiers (1830)

Algiers surrendered to French invaders, ending the Regency of Algiers (coat of arms pictured).

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When
Monday, July 5 1830196 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
19th century · 1830s
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Russia, Greece and some other countries used the Julian calendar into the early 20th century, so local records may show a date up to 13 days earlier.

At a glance

Dates: 1830-06-14 – 1830-07-07.

Place: Algiers, Algeria.

Type: siege.

What came before

Part of: French conquest of Algeria.

Background This section needs more citations . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( June 2021 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Main articles: Bakri-Busnach affair and French blockade of Algiers Algiers was annexed by the Ottoman Empire in 1529 after the capture of Algiers in 1529 and had been under its direct rule until 1710, when Baba Ali Chaouch achieved de facto independence from the Ottomans,

What happened

The invasion of Algiers was a large-scale military operation by which the Kingdom of France, ruled by King Charles X, invaded and conquered the Regency of Algiers. A diplomatic incident in 1827, the so-called 'Fan Affair', served as a pretext to initiate a blockade against the port of Algiers. After three years of standstill and a more severe incident in which a French ship carrying an ambassador to the dey with a proposal for negotiations was fired upon,

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July 5 1830 — 196 years ago, on a Monday.

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