Historedia
Person

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1816

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Bombardment of Algiers: Anglo-Dutch fleet forces the Dey to free Christian slaves

    1816

    Role: Commander of Anglo-Dutch fleet

    1. 1816 · AlgiersRelease of Christian Slaves

      Following the bombardment, the Dey freed Christian slaves and signed a treaty against European slavery; sources conflict on whether around 3,000 or 1,083 slaves were released.

    2. 27 August 1816 · AlgiersBombardment of Algiers

      An Anglo-Dutch fleet bombarded Algiers on 27 August 1816; Exmouth later reported the destruction of the Dey's naval forces and defences.

Sources

  1. Bombardment of Algiers (1816) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29