Capture of Algiers (1516)

Algiers expedition (1516)
City of Algiers in the 16th century, by Georg Braun
Date September/October 1516[1] Location Algiers Result Algerian victory
Belligerents
Sultanate of Algiers Kingdom of Kuku[1]	Spanish Empire Sheikh of Ténès
Commanders and leaders
Oruç Reis Sidi Ahmed[1] Hayreddin Barbarossa	Diego de Vera Moulay-bou-Abdallah of Ténès
Units involved
1,500 men[2][3]	10,000[4] or 15,000[5] men under Diego de Vera 10,000 Moors under the Sheikh of Ténès[6][7] Total: 20,000–25,000 men
Casualties and losses
Very few	3,000 killed or wounded[8] 400 captured[9] 8,000 men lost in total[10]

The capture of Algiers in 1516 was accomplished by the brothers Oruç and Hayreddin Barbarossa against Sālim al-Tūmī, the ruler of the city of Algiers, which was followed by an unsuccessful military campaign by the Spanish Empire and the Sheikh of Ténès to overthrow the newly formed Sultanate of Algiers.