The capture of Peñón of Algiers was accomplished when the beylerbey of Algiers, Hayreddin Barbarossa, captured the fortress called Peñón of Algiers, on a small islet facing the Algerian city of Algier
Ornate Ottoman cannon cast 8 October 1581 in Algiers. Length: 385 cm, cal:178mm, weight: 2910kg, stone projectile. Musée de l'Armée, Paris.
Hayreddin Barbarossa
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Hayreddin Barbarossa, also known as Hayreddin Pasha, Hızır Hayrettin Pasha, and simply Hızır Reis, was an Ottoman corsair and later admiral of the Ottoman Navy. Barbarossa's naval victories secured Ot
Capture of Peñón of Algiers (1529)
…The capture of Peñón of Algiers was accomplished when the beylerbey of Algiers, Hayreddin Barbarossa, captured the fortress called Peñón of Algiers, on a small islet facing the Algerian city of Algiers from the Habsburg Spaniards. In 1510, the Spaniards…
A portrait of Hayreddin Barbarossa
Admiral of the fleet Hayreddin Barbarossa, engraving by Agostino Veneziano (c. 1490 – c. 1540)
Western depiction of Hayreddin Barbarossa. His trident is meant as an allegory of sea-power. (Anon, 16th century).
Bird's-eye view of Algiers in the 16th century, showing the Peñón attached to the city by a dam.