French Blockade of Algiers 1827-1829

Increasing friction between France and Algerine pirates culminated when the Dey of Algiers slapped the French consul's face (April 30, 1827). The French monarch sought to reverse his domestic unpopularity and used the slapping incident to justify a blockade of Algiers for the next three years. During the subsequent blockade, a French ship bearing negotiators and flying a flag of truce was fired upon by the Algerians (August 3, 1829). France used the failure of the blockade as a reason for a military expedition against Algiers in 1830.

References

Military History, 854-5; Algeria - A Country Study.

Category

TBD

Region

TBD

State(s)

TBD

Belligerents

TBD

Dispute

TBD

Initiation Date

TBD

Termination Date

TBD

Duration

TBD

Outcome

TBD

Fatalities

TBD

Magnitude

TBD