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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]
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 ...
The Treaty with Algiers, signed on June 30, 1815, marked a significant moment in American foreign policy and maritime law, concluding the Second Barbary War between the United States and the Regency of Algiers. This treaty was pivotal in establishing a framework for peace and trade relations, while also addressing the issue of American captives ...
The same British fleet, joined by some Dutch warships, returned and delivered a nine-hour bombardment of Algiers in 1816, leading to the Dey accepting a new agreement in which he promised to end his slavery operations. Despite this, the trade continued, ending only after the French conquest of Algeria (1830–1847). The Kingdom of Morocco had ...
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
Algerian women in the Algerian War of Independence. The FLN officially started the Algerian War for Independence and followed A ̈ıt Ahmed's advice by creating tensions in the Franco-American relations. [2] Due to the intensifying global relations, the Algerian War became a "kind of world war—a war for world opinion". [2]
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
In 1816, a combined Anglo-Dutch force bombarded Algiers in an attempt to put an end to the slave trade in Algiers, with the Royal Navy and Dutch Navy working in unison. The Barbary slave trade ended for good when France began the conquest of Algeria in 1830.