The Berlin Conference and the Bombardment of Algiers 1816

In 1816, a British-Dutch fleet under Lord Exmouth bombarded Algiers for over eight hours, destroying the Barbary corsair fleet and forcing the Dey to release Christian slaves and end the slave trade with Europeans. This episode explores the background of the Regency of Algiers under Dey Omar Agha, the corsair economy that funded the state, the British strategic interests after the Napoleonic Wars, and the role of former slaves like Joseph Barcia who guided the fleet. We also discuss the treaty that followed, how it reshaped Mediterranean power dynamics, and why historians debate whether this was humanitarian intervention or imperial muscle-flexing. The episode touches on the wider context of the abolitionist movement and the decline of the Barbary states. #BarbaryCorsairs #LordExmouth #DeyOmarAgha #RegencyOfAlgiers #BombardmentOfAlgiers #ChristianSlaves #RoyalNavy #JosephBarcia #Abolition #MediterraneanHistory #BarbaryWars #1816 #FexingoHistory #History #EuropeanHistory #NorthAfrica #NapoleonicWars #NavalHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo