Campaign of Cherchell (1531)
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Campaign of Cherchell | ||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||
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Commanders and leaders | ||||||
Andrea Doria | Hayreddin Barbarossa | |||||
Strength | ||||||
1,500 men
32 galleys 8 galleons 5 brigantines 2 lateen sails 3 ships |
35 galleys | |||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||
heavy
600 captured 22 galleys |
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Hungary and the Balkans
Mediterranean
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The Campaign of Cherchell occurred in July 1531 when Charles V sent the admiral Andrea Doria to take Cherchell as a bridgehead in North Africa. [3]
Andrea Doria launched an expedition against Cherchell under the instructions of Emperor Charles V. [4] A French fleet of 13 galleys took part under Andrea Doria. [2] Doria was supported by 32 galleys, 8 galleons, 5 brigantines, 2 laten sails and 3 ships. [5]
In July 1531 the admiral left Genoa and landed at Cherchell with 1,500 men. [1] He seized the city and liberated several hundred Christian slaves. [1] While the troops disbanded to engage in looting the Turks took advantage, they massacred and routed the invaders. [6] [1] [3] The Turks took 600 captives. [3]
Some of the other Turks opened fire on the galleys, as a result Doria set sail fearing that he may see his vessels sink and understanding that his soldiers were hopelessly lost. [7] Barbarossa , equipped with 35 galleys, attacked Doria near Genoa and burnt 22 Genoese galleys. [4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 MERCIER, Ernest. "L’AFRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE." I888, I (1888): 182. Page 33.
- 1 2 "VI. Relations with France to 1536" In Suleiman the Magnificent, 1520-1566, 126-144. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Ring, Trudy, and Noelle Watson. Middle East and Africa: International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge, 2014.
- 1 2 Servantie, Alain. "The Mediterranean Policy of Charles V." A New World: Emperor Charles V and the Beginnings of Globalisation (2021): 83.
- ↑ Espinosa, Aurelio. "The Grand Strategy of Charles V (1500-1558): Castile, War, and Dynastic Priority in the Mediterranean", Journal of Early Modern History 9, 3 (2005): 239-283, doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/157006505775008446
- ↑ Moliner-Violle, Michel Francois Auguste, and Michel-F-A. Moliner-Violle. Précis de géographie historique de l'Algérie. A. Jourdan, 1877.
- ↑ de Haëdo, Diego, and Henri-Delmas de Grammont. "Kheir-ed-Din Barberousse, second roi." Histoire du Maghreb (1998): 50-75.