Dano–Algerian War
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The Dano–Algerian War (Danish: Krigen mellem Danmark-Norge og Algier, Arabic: قصف الجزائر) was a conflict lasting from 1769 to 1772 between Denmark–Norway and the Deylik of Algiers. The latter of which was functionally and mostly independent from the Ottoman Empire. It is also known as the Algerian Expedition (Danish: den Algieriske expedition), or in Denmark as The War Against Algeria (Danish: Krigen mod Algier)
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Dano–Algerian War | |||||||
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Danish frigate Falster and ship of line Grønland near Algiers, 1772 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Denmark–Norway |
Algiers Tunis[1] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Christian VII Frederik Kaas Peter Wleugel Simon Hooglant |
Muhammad V Salah Bey Ali ibn Hussein | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6 frigates 10 bomb galiots 4 ships of the line 2 carrier ships 7 warships | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
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