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siege, early modern

Siege of Algiers

Siege of Algiers was a siege conducted in 1598 at Algiers, in what is now Algeria. The recorded result: Victory of Regency of Algiers.

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Fought1598
WhereAlgiers, Algeria36.776N, 3.059E
OutcomeVictory of Regency of Algiers
BelligerentsKingdom of Beni AbbasagainstRegency of Algiers
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date1598 (year precision)
PlaceAlgiers, Algeria
36.776N, 3.059E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeNo changes
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Ahmed Amokrane
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1510 and 1962.

Elsewhere in 1598

Siege of Algiers is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19951625, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Algiers (1598), revision 1379608363, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.