Algiers expedition (1541)

Algiers expedition
	Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
	; Siege of Algiers in 1541 (1542) Cornelis Anthonisz
Date	October–November 1541
Location	Algiers{{WikidataCoord}} – missing coordinate data
Result	Algerian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Charles V: Holy Roman Empire; Spain; Naples; Sicily; Order of Saint John; Republic of Genoa; Papal States; Kingdom of Kuku	Regency of Algiers
Commanders and leaders
Charles V; Navy: Andrea Doria; Army: Duke of Alba; Including:; Ferrante I Gonzaga; Hernán Cortés; Giannettino Doria; Bernardino de Mendoza; Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon	Hasan Agha
Strength
65 galleys; 450 transport ships; including:; 12,000 sailors; 24,000 soldiers; Including:; 100 transports; 50 galleys; 100 transports; 14 galleys; 8 galleys; 150 transports; 400 knights; 2,000 troops	1500–2000 Janissaries; 6,000–8000 Andalusi and Maghrebi Moors
Casualties and losses
300 officers killed; 8,000–12,000 killed; 150 ships sunk	200 killed

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.

^ Berber Government: The Kabyle Polity in Pre-colonial Algeria, p191
^ Phillip C. Naylor (5 September 2006). Historical Dictionary of Algeria. Scarecrow Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-8108-6480-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Cite error: The named reference Poole was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wolf 1979, p. 27.
^ ^a ^b Kaddache 2003, p. 385.
^ ^a ^b Darraj 2012, p. 311.
^ Murray (Firm), John; Playfair, Sir Robert Lambert (1887). Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, Etc. J. Murray.
^ ^a ^b Kaddache 2003, p. 386.
^ ^a ^b Darraj 2012, p. 309.
^ Garcés, María Antonia (2005). Cervantes in Algiers: A Captive's Tale (illustrated, revised ed.). Vanderbilt University Press. p. 24. ISBN 0826514707. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ ibn Ruqaya al Tlemceni, Al Zahra nai'ra, p. 122
^ ibn Ruqaya al Tlemceni, Al Zahra nai'ra, p. 120

[1] Berber Government: The Kabyle Polity in Pre-colonial Algeria, p191

[Naylor2006-2] Phillip C. Naylor (5 September 2006). Historical Dictionary of Algeria. Scarecrow Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-8108-6480-1.

[Poole-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Cite error: The named reference Poole was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[FOOTNOTEWolf197927-4] Wolf 1979, p. 27.

[FOOTNOTEKaddache2003385-5] Kaddache 2003, p. 385.

[FOOTNOTEDarraj2012311-6] Darraj 2012, p. 311.

[7] Murray (Firm), John; Playfair, Sir Robert Lambert (1887). Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, Etc. J. Murray.

[FOOTNOTEKaddache2003386-8] Kaddache 2003, p. 386.

[FOOTNOTEDarraj2012309-9] Darraj 2012, p. 309.

[10] Garcés, María Antonia (2005). Cervantes in Algiers: A Captive's Tale (illustrated, revised ed.). Vanderbilt University Press. p. 24. ISBN 0826514707. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

[11] Ruqaya al Tlemceni, Al Zahra nai'ra, p. 122

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