naval engagement, early modern

Action of 26 May 1789

Name: Action of 26 May 1789
Start: 1789-05-26
Location: Algiers, Algeria

Action of 26 May 1789 was a naval engagement fought on 26 May 1789 at Algiers, in what is now Algeria. It was part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations, which ran from 1538 to 1718.

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Fought26 May 1789

WhereAlgiers, Algeria36.754N, 3.059E

BelligerentsKingdom of PortugalagainstRegency of Algiers; 23px Regency of Tunis; Republic of Salé

Part ofOttoman–Portuguese confrontations1538 to 1718

Where it sits in Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations

7 placed engagements of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	26 May 1789
Place	Algiers, Algeria 36.754N, 3.059E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Algiers 1956, 2.5 km N
Invasion of Algiers in 1830 1830, 2.5 km N
Siege of Algiers 1598, 2.5 km N
Action of 8 May 1918 1918, 2.5 km N
Siege of Algiers 1510, 2.5 km N

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1510 and 1962.

In the same war

Before: Sinking of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição 1621
After: Action of 15 August 1799 1799
All 7 engagements of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations

Elsewhere in 1789

Action of 26 May 1789 is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125662483, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 26 May 1789, revision 1370430401, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.