Capture of Béjaïa (1555)
The Capture of Béjaïa or Capture of Bougie occurred in 1555 when Salah Rais, the Ottoman ruler of Algiers, took the city of Béjaïa from the Spaniards. The main fortification in Béjaïa was the Spanish presidio, occupied by about 100 men under first under Luis Peralta, and then his son Alonso Peralta. The city was captured by Salah Rais from his base of Algiers, at the head of several thousand men and a small fleet consisting in two galleys, a barque, and a French saëte ("flèche" or "arrow") requisitioned in Algiers. Peralta had sent messages to Spain for help, and Andrea Doria prepared to leave with a fleet from Naples, but it was too late.
| Capture of Béjaïa | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars | |||||||||
Historic map of Algiers and Béjaïa by Piri Reis | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Regency of Algiers Kingdom of Kuku | Spain | ||||||||
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Salah Rais Ou l-Qadi |
Luis Peralta Alonso Peralta Andrea Doria (too late to help) | ||||||||
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| 6,000, including a contingent of 3,000 Kabyles | 500–1,000 men | ||||||||
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