siege, early modern

Siege of Jijel

Name: Siege of Jijel
Location: Jijel, Algeria

Siege of Jijel was a siege conducted in 1514 at Jijel, in what is now Algeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Jijel. The recorded result: Republic of Genoa defeat.

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Fought1514

WhereJijel, Algeria36.821N, 5.767E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRepublic of Genoa defeat

Belligerents10px Barbarossa brothers; Kingdom of Kukuagainst20px Republic of Genoa

Casualties and lossesUnknownandGarrison destroyed

Record

Date	1514 (year precision)
Place	Jijel, Algeria 36.821N, 5.767E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Garrison destroyed
Commanders	Aruj Barbarossa Ahmed ou el Kadhi

Placed at Jijel; 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

Djidjelli expedition 1664, same recorded site
Capture of Béjaïa 1510, 63 km W
Battle of Bougie 1835, 63 km W
Siege of Béjaïa 1514, 63 km W
Siege of Béjaïa 1512, 63 km W

Elsewhere in 1514

Siege of Jijel is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116909491, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jijel, revision 1370742151, read 2026-11-14, 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.