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Bombardment of Algiers

Bombardment of Algiers was a battle fought in 1688 at Algiers, in what is now Algeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Algiers. It was part of the French-Algerian War 1681–88, which ran from 1681 to 1688. The recorded result: Algerian victory.

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Fought1688
WhereAlgiers, Algeria36.776N, 3.059E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAlgerian victory
Belligerents22px|Royal Standard of the King of France FranceagainstAlgiers
Part ofFrench-Algerian War 1681–881681 to 1688

Where it sits in the French-Algerian War 1681–88

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3 placed engagements of the French-Algerian War 1681–88 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1688 (year precision)
to 1688
PlaceAlgiers, Algeria
36.776N, 3.059E
KindBattle, early modern
Commanders
  • Jean d'Estrées, Count of Estrées
  • Mezzomorto
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Placed at Algiers; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Bombardment of Algiers is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28497080, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bombardment of Algiers (1688), revision 1378806686, read 2026-11-15, 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.