The Bombardment of Algiers 1830: Prelude to Empire

In 1830, a French fleet under Admiral Duperré bombarded Algiers, exploiting the Fly Whisk Incident as a pretext. This episode unpacks the military campaign, the fall of the Casbah, and the underlying motives of King Charles X, who sought to distract from domestic unrest. We explore the role of janissaries, the Ottoman Regency's decline, and how this invasion set a pattern for later African colonization. With the European powers already jockeying for position, the attack on Algiers foreshadowed the 'scramble' mentality that would crystallize at the Berlin Conference half a century later. #History #FexingoHistory #Algiers1830 #BombardmentOfAlgiers #France #CharlesX #AdmiralDuperre #SidiFerruch #Casbah #OttomanRegency #Janissaries #BarbaryCorsairs #Colonialism #ScrambleForAfrica #FlyWhiskIncident #EffectiveOccupation #PretextForWar #NorthAfrica Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo