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Diplomatic Escalation and Blockade
- When
- 1827–1829
- Where
- Port of Algiers
Charles X used the incident to demand an apology and initiate a blockade against Algiers, which escalated when the Dey fired cannons at a blockading ship in 1829.
Charles X used the slight against his diplomatic representative to first demand an apology from the dey, and then to initiate a blockade against the port of Algiers. When the dey responded to a demand to send an ambassador to France to resolve the incident by firing cannons toward one of the blockading ships, the French determined that more forceful action was required.
Sources
- Hussein Dey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
- Invasion of Algiers (1830) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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