Capture of Béjaïa (1555)
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capture-of-b-ja-a-1555-206-10723214
title:
Capture of Béjaïa (1555)
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The Capture of Béjaïa or Capture of Bougie occurred in 1555 when Salah Rais, the Ottoman ruler of Algiers, took the city of Béjaïa from the Spaniards. The main fortification in Béjaïa was the Spanish presidio, occupied by about 100 men under first under Luis Peralta, and then his son Alonso Peralta. The city was captured by Salah Rais from his base of Algiers, at the head of several thousand men and a small fleet consisting in two galleys, a barque, and a French saëte requisitioned in Algiers. P
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1555 siege of the city of Béjaïa (in present-day Algeria)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_B%C3%A9ja%C3%AFa_(1555)
date created:
2009-10-27T04:42:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T19:27:42Z
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