Historedia
Person

Pierre Deval

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1827–1829

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pierre Deval, 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. Fly Whisk Incident: Hussein Dey strikes French consul Pierre Deval in Algiers

    1827–1829

    Role: French Consul-General in Algeria

    1. 1827–1829 · Port of AlgiersDiplomatic Escalation and Blockade

      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.

    2. 29 April 1827 · AlgiersThe Fly Whisk Incident

      Hussein Dey struck French Consul Pierre Deval with a fly whisk on 29 April 1827 in Algiers, following a dispute over unpaid debts and perceived insults.

Sources

  1. Pierre Deval (diplomat) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-10
  2. Invasion of Algiers (1830) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22