Algiers expedition (1541)

Algiers expedition
	Part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars
	; Siege of Algiers in 1541, by Cornelis Anthonisz (1542)
Date	October – November 1541
Location	Algiers36°46′35″N 3°3′31″E / 36.77639°N 3.05861°E
Result	Algerian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Charles V: Holy Roman Empire; Spain; Naples; Sicily; Order of Saint John; Republic of Genoa; Papal States; Kingdom of Kuku	Regency of Algiers
Commanders and leaders
Charles V; Navy: Andrea Doria; Army: Duke of Alba; Including:; Ferrante I Gonzaga; Hernán Cortés; Giannettino Doria; Bernardino de Mendoza; Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon	Hasan Agha
Strength
Total of 80 galleys; Total of 500 ships; 12,000 sailors; 24,000 soldiers; Including:; 100 transports; 50 galleys; 100 transports; 14 galleys; 8 galleys; 150 transports; 700 knights; 2,000 troops	800 Odjak of Algiers; 5,000 Moors
Casualties and losses
300 officers killed; 8,000 or 12,000 killed; 150 ships sunk	200 killed

The 1541 Algiers expedition occurred when Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and king of Spain attempted to lead an amphibious attack against the Regency of Algiers, in modern Algeria. Inadequate planning, particularly against unfavourable weather, led to the failure of the expedition.

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[1] Berber Government: The Kabyle Polity in Pre-colonial Algeria, p191

[Naylor2006-2] Phillip C. Naylor (5 September 2006). Historical Dictionary of Algeria. Scarecrow Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-8108-6480-1.

[Poole-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Cite error: The named reference Poole was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Murray (Firm), John; Playfair, Sir Robert Lambert (1887). Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, Etc. J. Murray.

[5] Handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine ... by John Murray (Firm),Sir Robert Lambert Playfair p.38

[6] Garcés, María Antonia (2005). Cervantes in Algiers: A Captive's Tale (illustrated, revised ed.). Vanderbilt University Press. p. 24. ISBN 0826514707. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

[7] Ruqaya al Tlemceni, Al Zahra nai'ra, p. 122[1]

[8] Ruqaya al Tlemceni, Al Zahra nai'ra, p. 120[2]

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