Algiers expedition | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars | |||||||
![]() Siege of Algiers in 1541 (1542) Cornelis Anthonisz | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles V Navy: Andrea Doria Army: Duke of Alba[3] Including: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Strength | |||||||
Total of 80 galleys Total of 500 ships[3] 12,000 sailors[3] 24,000 soldiers[3] Including: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
800 Odjak of Algiers 5,000 Moors[3][5] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
300 officers killed[3] 8,000[3] or 12,000[6][7] killed 150 ships sunk[3] | 200 killed[8] |
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. Inadequate planning, particularly against unfavourable weather, led to the failure of the expedition.
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