The Bombardment of Algiers | George Chambers | 1836 Size:A1 Landscape the chief defence of Fort

the chief defence of Fort Royal

and has concentrated on the effects of light on the side of the hulk and on the water

rigging and spars of the British frigate had taken the brunt of the enemy fire and were extremely cut up so that a further engagement was inadvisable

The British fleet was in nearby Gibraltar

The Bombardment of Algiers | George Chambers | 1836 Size:A1 Landscape the chief defence of FortThe Bombardment of Algiers was an attempt on 27 August 1816 by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers. An Anglo Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth bombarded ships and the harbour defences of Algiers. There was a continuing campaign by various European navies and the American navy to suppress the piracy against Europeans by the North African Barbary states. The