Algeria was a major maritime force for three centuries. Indeed, numerous European nations hastened to befriend them and reach an agreement with them. These countries also recognized that the removal of this force was critical to the success of any colonial expansion initiative along the Mediterranean's southern shores. The Algerian subject was a major topic of debate during the European League conferences in Vienna in 1815 and Aix-La Chapelle in 1818. France used Algeria's economic and military downfall, particularly after the Battle of Navarino in 1827, to declare a siege on the Algerian coast in preparation for its invasion in 1830.
French campaign in Algeria
For three centuries, Algeria constituted a maritime power to be reckoned with, and many European countries hastened to win its friendship and conclude peace with it. These countries also realized that the success of any colonial expansion project on the southern coasts of the Mediterranean is linked to the elimination of this power...
French Campaign on Algeria and the preparation to face it
Algeria was a major maritime force for three centuries. Indeed, numerous European nations hastened to befriend them and reach an agreement with them. These countries also recognized that the removal of this force was critical to the success of any colonial expansion initiative along the Mediterranean's southern shores. The Algerian subject was a major topic of debate during the European League conferences in Vienna in 1815 and Aix-La Chapelle in 1818. France used Algeria's economic and military downfall, particularly after the Battle of Navarino in 1827, to declare a siege on the Algerian coast in preparation for its invasion in 1830.
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