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  2. Algerian War - Wikipedia

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    The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) [nb 1] was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. [29]

  3. English expedition to Algiers (1620–1621) - Wikipedia

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    [5] In 1620, an English fleet under the command of Robert Mansell, supported by Richard Hawkins and Thomas Button, was sent to Algiers to put an end to the grips of the Barbary pirates on the trade route passing through the Strait of Gibraltar. After obtaining the release of 40 captives, following negotiations, in November 1620, Mansell took ...

  4. List of wars involving Algeria - Wikipedia

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    Bey's commitment to pay a tribute (oil to light the Algerian mosques) Danish-Algerian War (1769–1772) Part of the Algeria-European War Location: Mediterranean Sea: Deylik of Algiers Denmark–Norway: Algerian victory Christian VII of Denmark: Spanish-Algerian war (1775-1785) (1775–1785) Part of the Algero-Spanish War

  5. Anglo-Algerian War - Wikipedia

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    During this eight-year period, Algerian corsairs managed to capture a staggering 350 English ships [2] and hold an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 English sailors [2] in captivity. The English could no longer continue with this war so they capitulated, a somber testament to the relentless threat posed by Barbary piracy and the vulnerability of English ...

  6. American–Algerian War (1785–1795) - Wikipedia

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    The Algerian–American War was a state of conflict which existed between the Regency of Algiers and the United States that lasted from 1785 to 1795. Occurring after the U.S. became independent from the British Empire as a result of the American Revolutionary War, Algiers declared war on the United States after realizing that American merchant shipping was no longer under the protection of the ...

  7. Bombardment of Algiers (1816) - Wikipedia

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    However, due to confused orders, Algerian troops massacred 200 Corsican, Sicilian, and Sardinian fishermen who were under British protection just after the treaty was signed. This caused outrage in Britain and Europe, and Exmouth's negotiations were seen as a failure. [11] Council of war on board the Queen Charlotte, 1818, Nicolaas Bauer

  8. History of Algeria (1962–1999) - Wikipedia

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    The literature on Algerian history typically considers its colonisation, the war of independence, and the civil violence of the 1990s. Compared to the dates and events which are present in the historiography on Algeria’s war of independence or the 1990s, there is not much literature on the 1960s and 1970s, despite the fact that this period ...

  9. Évian Accords - Wikipedia

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    The Accords ended the 1954–1962 Algerian War with a formal cease-fire proclaimed for 19 March and formalized the status of Algeria as an independent nation and the idea of cooperative exchanges between the two countries.