| Raid on Ceriale and Borghetto |
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| Date | Summer 1637 |
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| Location | Ceriale, Borghetto, Italy |
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| Result | Algerian victory |
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| Belligerents |
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 Republic of Genoa |  Regency of Algiers |
| Commanders and leaders |
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| Unknown | Unknown |
| Strength |
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| Unknown | 8 Galleys[1] |
| Casualties and losses |
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| 337 Enslaved | Unknown |
The Raid on Ceriale and Borghetto was made by the Regency of Algiers against the Republic of Genoa in the Summer of 1637.
Raid
In the year 1637, a significant Algerian incursion along the Ligurian coast, specifically targeting Ceriale and Borghetto, resulted in the capture of approximately 337 individuals, encompassing men, women, and children. a considerable portion of these captives died due to harsh conditions or remained unredeemed.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ K. Bekkaoui, White Women Captives in North Africa, Narratives of Enslavement, 1735–1830 p. 2
- ^ Epstein, Steven A. (2018-05-15). Speaking of Slavery: Color, Ethnicity, and Human Bondage in Italy. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-2513-5.
- ^ Scott, William (1907). The Riviera. A. & C. Black.
- ^ Kaiser, Wolfgang (2008). Le commerce des captifs: les intermédiaires dans l'échange et le rachat des prisonniers en Méditerraneé, XVe-XVIIIe siècle (in French). École française de Rome. ISBN 978-2-7283-0805-7.
- ^ Orlando, Filippo (1889). Giornale di erudizione: corrispondenza letteraria, artistica e scientifica (in Italian).
Barbary Corsairs
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| 19th century | - First Barbary War (1801–05)
- Second Barbary War (1815)
- Bombardment of Algiers (1816)
- Battle of Tripoli (1825)
- Bombardment of Tripoli (1828)
- Austrian expedition against Morocco (1829–30)
- Invasion of Algiers (1830)
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Republic of Genoa
Regency of Algiers
