A battle between Algerian ships and ships of the Naples Royal Navy, which chased the Algerian ships and ultimately destroyed them by firing cannon shots on 17 May 1792
Espressione di una caccia intrapresa a due Sciabecchi Algerini dalla Fragata di Sua Maestà Napoletana denominata Sirena, a dì 17 maggio 1792, nelle acque comprese fra le isole d’Jeres ed il Capo Tagliato, quale termina per distruggerli e sommergerli a colpi di Cannone nella spiaggia denominata Cavallara
Naples, Italy
State Archives of Naples
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Archivio di Stato di Napoli
1792
497 x 750 mm
In the 18th century the Kingdom of Naples and the Regency of Algiers were among the countries that competed for the control of trading routes in the Mediterranean and that participated in privateering. Only in 1856, by the Declaration of Paris, did Great Britain and most of other major European countries (with the exception of Spain) declare privateering illegal. By the time, Algeria had already become a French colony. The French military occupation of Algeria had in fact started in 1830.
AS NA, Segreteria di stato di azienda, Piante, 35
Rossana Spadaccini, Giulia Barrera "A battle between Algerian ships and ships of the Naples Royal Navy, which chased the Algerian ships and ultimately destroyed them by firing cannon shots on 17 May 1792" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;37;en
Prepared by: Rossana Spadaccini, Giulia Barrera
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell
MWNF Working Number: IT1 037
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