battle, early modern

Bombardment of Algiers

Name: Bombardment of Algiers
Location: Algiers, Algeria

Bombardment of Algiers was a battle fought in 1783 at Algiers, in what is now Algeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Algiers. It was part of the Spanish–Algerian War, which ran from 1775 to 1786. The recorded result: Algerian victory. Recorded strength: 4 ships of line, 4 frigates, 68 other ships against 2 demi-galleys, 2 xebecs, 6 gunboats, 1 felucca.

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Fought1783

WhereAlgiers, Algeria36.776N, 3.059E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAlgerian victory

BelligerentsSpainagainstRegency of Algiers

Casualties and losses26 dead; 1500 lb gunpowder stolenand1 gunboat; 562 buildings destroyed or damaged

Part ofSpanish–Algerian War1775 to 1786

Record

Date	1783 (year precision) to 1783
Place	Algiers, Algeria 36.776N, 3.059E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	4 ships of line, 4 frigates, 68 other ships	2 demi-galleys, 2 xebecs, 6 gunboats, 1 felucca
Casualties and losses	26 dead; 1500 lb gunpowder stolen	1 gunboat; 562 buildings destroyed or damaged
Commanders	Antonio Barceló	Baba Mohammed ben-Osman

Placed at Algiers; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Invasion of Algiers in 1830 1830, same recorded site
Siege of Algiers 1598, same recorded site
Action of 8 May 1918 1918, same recorded site
Siege of Algiers 1510, same recorded site
Bombardment of Algiers 1816, 0.1 km E

In the same war

After: Bombardment of Algiers 1784

Elsewhere in 1783

Bombardment of Algiers is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4940496, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bombardment of Algiers (1783), revision 1370604978, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.