Algiers expedition (1541)
| Siege of Algiers | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars | |||||||
 Siege of Algiers in 1541. Engraving of 1555. |
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Regency of Algiers | ||||||
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Charles V Navy: Andrea Doria Army: Duke of Alba Including:  Ferrante I Gonzaga Hernán Cortés Gianettino Doria Bernardino de Mendoza Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon
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 Hasan Ağa
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| Strength | |||||||
| Total of 80 galleys Total of 500 ships. 12,000 sailors. 24,000 soldiers. Including:  100 transports. 50 galleys. 100 transports. 14 galleys 8 galleys  150 transports. 700 knights. |
800 soldiers 5,000 Moors. |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 officers. 17,000 men. 17 galleys 130 carracks. |
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The Algiers expedition of 1541 occurred when Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire attempted to lead a fleet against the Ottoman Empire's stronghold of Algiers, in modern Algeria. Largely because of stormy weather, the expedition was a failure.
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