American-Algerian War
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The American-Algerian War was a state of conflict which existed between the Regency of Algiers and the United States that lasted from 1785 to 1795. Occurring after the U.S. became independent from the
Brigantine Polly of Newburyport Captured by Algerine Pirates, 1793
Christians in slavery, by Jackson George Anson. British Library
Barbary slave trade
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The Barbary slave trade involved the capture of an estimated 1.25 million Europeans, then selling them at slave markets in the largely independent Ottoman Barbary states of North Africa during the ear
American-Algerian War
…vessel disguised as a small passenger ship, which allowed them to surprise their targets, seize valuables, and enslave crew and passengers for the Barbary slave trade. Originally relying heavily on privateering as its main source of revenue, Algiers shifted from a primarily military focus to a more commercial approach…
The redemption (buying back) of Christian captives by Mercedarian friars in the Barbary states
The Barbary Coast
The slave market of Algiers in the early 17th century
Turk and clergyman with Christian slaves. Jan Luyken, 1684.