Swedish–Algerian war of 1791–1792

Military conflict

Swedish–Algerian war

| Date| 1791–1792

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Location|

Mediterranean Sea

Result|  Inconclusive
Belligerents
Regency of Algiers|  Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Sidi Hassan [fr]|  Gustav III
Strength
Unknown|  Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown|  Unknown

The Swedish–Algerian war of 1791–1792 was a brief and inconclusive conflict between Sweden and the Regency of Algiers.[1]

The conflict started in 1791 when Gustav III, King of Sweden, sent a gift to Sidi Hassan [fr], Dey of Algiers. They Dey thought the gift unsatisfactory and felt disrespected.[2][non-primary source needed] As a result, he expelled the Swedish consul, Mathias Skjöldebrand.[3] Because of these actions, on August 15, the dey declared war on Sweden,[3][4] in 1791.[5] The reason for this escalation is unknown, but it is possible that the dey was trying to extort money from the Swedes.[6][7]

After the declaration of war in 1791, Sweden opened diplomatic discussions with Algiers. Swiftly recognizing the need to secure a peaceful resolution, the Swedes demonstrated their commitment by willingly consenting to transfer a substantial sum of 350,000 francs to the dey.[8] This diplomatic accord also included the provision of an annual tribute of 175,000 rixdollars, cementing their commitment to maintain amicable relations with Algiers.[9]

The Swedish-Algerian War of 1791 had a relatively minor impact on both countries,[5] and the war ended quickly with no major battles. Nine years after the war, Sweden declared war on Ottoman Tripolitania (known as the First Barbary War), but it was instead decided to increase the tribute to the Barbary States, as it was cheaper than engage in war.[9]

## References

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1. ^ Müller, Leos (2004). Consuls, Corsairs, and Commerce: The Swedish Consular Service and Long-distance Shipping, 1720-1815. Uppsala universitet. ISBN 978-91-554-6003-7.
2. ^ James Anderson (1791). The Bee, Or, Literary Weekly Intelligencer. Vol. 6\. p. 20.
3. ^ a b H. G. Barnby (1966). The Prisoners of Algiers: An Account of the Forgotten American-Algerian War 1785-1797. Oxford University Press. p. 146.
4. ^ Blyth, Stephen Cleveland (1806). History of the War Between the United States and Tripoli, and Other Barbary Powers: To which is Prefixed, a Geographical, Religious, and Political History of the Barbary States in General. Printed at the Salem Gazette Office.
5. ^ a b Barnby, H. G. (1966). The Prisoners of Algiers: An Account of the Forgotten American-Algerian War 1785-1797. Oxford U.P.
6. ^ Kalman, Julie (2023-11-14). The Kings of Algiers: How Two Jewish Families Shaped the Mediterranean World During the Napoleonic Wars and Beyond. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-23015-3.
7. ^ A Guide to the Materials for Swedish Historical Research in Great Britain. Kungl. boktr. P. A. Norstedt. 1958.
8. ^ Julie Kalman (2023). The Kings of Algiers. p. 30\. ISBN 9780691230153.
9. ^ a b Alan G. Jamieson (2013). Lords of the Sea,A History of the Barbary Corsairs. p. 181\. ISBN 9781861899460.

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Barbary Corsairs

Territories

* Regency of Algiers
* Annaba
* Barbary coast
* Bizerte
* Cherchell
* Mahdiya
* Oran
* Rabat
* Republic of Salé
* Tetouan
* Regency of Tripoli
* Regency of Tunis

Commanders

| 16th century|

* Aruj
* Hayreddin Barbarossa
* Sayyida al Hurra
* Kurtoğlu Muslihiddin Reis
* Occhiali
* Salah Rais
* Murat Reis the Elder
* Kemal Reis
* Aydın Reis
* Muhammad I Pasha
* Hasan Corso
* Muhammad Kurdogli
* Hasan Agha
* Hasan Pasha
* Arnaut Mami
* Hassan Veneziano
* Sinan Reis
* Dragut

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17th century|

* Jan Janszoon
* Salé Rovers
* Anglo-Turkish piracy
* Sulayman Reis
* Ahmed el Inglizi
* Omar Agha
* Ali Bitchin
* Simon Reis
* Yusuf Reis

18th century|

* Ahmed Karamanli
* Yusuf Karamanli

19th century|

* Ali Khodja
* Hussein Dey
* Omar Agha
* Mohamed Kharnadji
* Haji Ali
* Baba Mohammed ben-Osman

Diplomacy

* Franco-Ottoman alliance
* Anglo-Moroccan alliance
* Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship
* US Treaty with Tripoli (1796)
* US Treaty with Tunis (1797)
* US Treaty with Tripoli (1805)
* US Treaty with Algiers (1815)
* US Treaty with Tunis (1824)
* US Treaty with Morocco (1836)

Conflicts

| 16th century|

* Ottoman raid on the Balearic Islands (1501)
* Capture of Algiers (1516)
* Fall of Tlemcen (1518)
* Battle of Pianosa (1519)
* Siege of Rhodes (1522)
* Battle of Formentera (1529)
* Capture of Peñón of Algiers (1529)
* Conquest of Tunis (1534)
* Conquest of Tunis (1535)
* Sack of Mahón (1535)
* Siege of Corfu (1537)
* Battle of Preveza (1538)
* Siege of Castelnuovo (1539)
* Battle of Alboran (1540)
* Siege of Nice (1543)
* Ottoman wintering in Toulon (1543-1544)
* Capture of Mahdiye (1550)
* Invasion of Gozo (1551)
* Siege of Tripoli (1551)
* Battle of Ponza (1552)
* Invasion of Corsica (1553)
* Capture of Bougie (1555)
* Siege of Oran (1556)
* Ottoman invasion of the Balearic Islands (1558)
* Battle of Wadi al-Laban (1558)
* Expedition to Mostaganem (1558)
* Battle of Djerba (1560)
* Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir (1563)
* Great Siege of Malta (1565)
* Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568–71)
* Battle of Lepanto (1571)
* Conquest of Tunis (1574)
* Sack of Sori (1584)

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17th century|

* Expulsion of the Moriscos (1609)
* Franco-Algerian War (1609–28)
* Raid on Żejtun (1614)
* Battle of Cape Corvo (1615)
* Dutch–Barbary War (1618–22)
* Anglo-Algerian War (1620–1621)
* Action of 3 October 1624
* Dutch expedition to Algiers (1624)
* Turkish Abductions (1627)
* Sack of Baltimore (1631)
* Raid on Ceriale and Borghetto (1637)
* Cretan War (1645–69)
* Action of March 1665
* Anglo-Algerian War (1677–82)
* French-Tripolitania War (1681–85)
* Bombardment of Algiers (1682)
* Bombardment of Algiers (1683)
* Morean War (1684–99)
* Bombardment of Algiers (1688)
* Sieges of Ceuta (1694–1727)
* Battle of the Oinousses Islands (1695)

18th century|

* Dutch–Algerian War (1715–26)
* Spanish conquest of Oran (1732)
* Action of 28 November 1751
* Battle of Cape Palos (1758)
* Danish–Algerian War (1769–72)
* Siege of Melilla (1774–75)
* Dutch–Moroccan War (1775–77)
* Invasion of Algiers (1775)
* Bombardment of Algiers (1783)
* Bombardments of Tunisia (1784–92)
* Bombardment of Algiers (1784)
* Moroccan seizure of the Betsey (1784)
* American-Algerian War (1785–95)
* Portuguese Algerian War (1790–1813)
* Siege of Oran (1790–1792)
* Bombardment of Tangier (1791)
* 1st Swedish-Algerian War (1791–92)
* 2nd Swedish-Algerian War (1796-1802)
* Action of 16 May 1797

19th century|

* First Barbary War (1801–05)
* Second Barbary War (1815)
* Bombardment of Algiers (1816)
* Battle of Tripoli (1825)
* Bombardment of Tripoli (1828)
* Austrian expedition against Morocco (1829–30)
* Invasion of Algiers (1830)

Slavery

* Barbary slave trade
* Slavery on the Barbary Coast
* Bagnio
* Lazarists
* Monte della Redenzione degli Schiavi
* Redemptorists
* Trinitarians

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