The Berlin Conference and the Bombardment of Algiers 1830

In 1830, a diplomatic insult—the so-called Fly Whisk Incident—gave Charles X of France the pretext he needed to invade Algiers. This episode traces the escalating tensions between the Dey of Algiers and the French government, the bombardment of Algiers by Admiral Duperré's fleet, and the landing at Sidi Ferruch. We explore how the invasion was driven more by French domestic politics than by the stated cause of honour, and how it set the stage for 132 years of French colonial rule in Algeria. Along the way, we meet figures like Dey Hussein, the last Ottoman ruler of Algiers, and General de Bourmont, whose campaign ended the regency. We also consider the broader context of European imperialism in North Africa and the Mediterranean—a story that echoes in the later Berlin Conference of 1884–85. #Algiers1830 #DeyHussein #FlyWhiskIncident #CharlesX #AdmiralDuperré #SidiFerruch #GeneralDeBourmont #SiegeOfAlgiers #BarbaryCorsairs #OttomanRegencyOfAlgiers #FrenchColonization #AlgeriaHistory #NineteenthCentury #EuropeanImperialism #MediterraneanHistory #NorthAfrica #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo