Invasion of Algiers (1775)
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The invasion of Algiers was a massive and disastrous amphibious attempt in July 1775 by a combined Spanish and Tuscan force to capture the city of Algiers, the capital of the Regency of Algiers. The a
Alejandro O'Reilly, the invasion's commander
Sir John Acton, commander of the invasion force's Tuscan contingent
Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet
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Admiral Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet was a British naval officer and politician who served in the Tuscan and Neapolitan navies. He also served as Prime Minister of Naples and Sicily unde
Invasion of Algiers (1775)
…the city of Algiers, the capital of the Regency of Algiers. The amphibious assault was led by Spanish general Alexander O'Reilly and Tuscan admiral Sir John Acton, commanding a total of 20,000 men along with 74 warships of various sizes and 230 transport ships carrying the troops for the invasion. The defending…
1823 portrait of Mary Acton
Funerary monument to Acton at the Santa Ninfa dei Crociferi