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Capture of Béjaïa

Capture of Béjaïa was a siege conducted in 1555 at Béjaïa, in what is now Algeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Béjaïa. It was part of the Ottoman–Spanish War, which ran from 1515 to 1577. The recorded result: Algerian victory. Recorded strength: 6,000, including a contingent of 3,000 Kabyles against 500–1,000 men.

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Fought1555
WhereBéjaïa, Algeria36.751N, 5.064E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAlgerian victory
BelligerentsRegency of Algiers; Kingdom of KukuagainstSpain
Part ofOttoman–Spanish War1515 to 1577

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Spanish War

Capture of Algiers, 1516Fall of Tlemcen, 1518Battle of Algiers, 1529Capture of Algiers, 1529Battle of Formentera, 1529Siege of Coron (1533–1534), 1534Conquest of Tunis, 1534Conquest of Tunis, 1535Attack on Sousse, 1537Battle of Antipaxos, 1537Siege of Castelnuovo, 1539Battle of Girolata, 1540Battle of Alborán, 1540Algiers expedition, 1541Capture of Mahdia, 1550Djerba Incident, 1551Capture of Béjaïa, 1555Siege of Oran, 1556Capture of Bizerte, 1557Battle of Djerba, 1560Battle of Saint Monica, 1561Battle of Lipari, 1561Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir, 1563Capture of Tunis, 1569Battle of Béja, 1569Battle of Lepanto, 1571Siege of Navarino, 1572Conquest of Tunis, 1573Conquest of Tunis, 1574Action of 26 September 1575, 1575Battle of Cape Corvo, 161315161613Capture of Béjaïa, 1555
31 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1555 (year precision)
to 1555
PlaceBéjaïa, Algeria
36.751N, 5.064E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeBéjaïa under Ottoman rule
Strength6,000, including a contingent of 3,000 Kabyles500–1,000 men
Commanders
  • Salah Rais
  • Ahmed ou el Kadhi
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Placed at Béjaïa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Capture of Béjaïa is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5036991, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Béjaïa (1555), revision 1370608406, 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.