Action of 28 November 1751
The action of 28 November 1751 was a naval engagement off Cape St. Vincent between a squadron of two Spanish ships of the line under captain Pedro Fitz-James Stuart and an Algerine squadron of two ships of the line under corsair Mohammed Chirif, which was fought from November 28 to December 2, 1751 and resulted in a victory for the Spanish fleet. The Algerine ships had come from the port of Algiers, and were acting as corsairs, conducting commerce raiding against Christian merchant ships and enslaving their crews. This was part of the Barbary slave trade, where the Barbary states, autonomous vassals of the Ottoman Empire raided Christian settlements and merchant vessels for slaves to sell in their own cities. The corsairs targeted Spain, a Christian country, and the Spanish Navy was sent t
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Action of 28 November 1751
The action of 28 November 1751 was a naval engagement off Cape St. Vincent between a squadron of two Spanish ships of the line under captain Pedro Fitz-James Stuart and an Algerine squadron of two ships of the line under corsair Mohammed Chirif, which was fought from November 28 to December 2, 1751 and resulted in a victory for the Spanish fleet. The Algerine ships had come from the port of Algiers, and were acting as corsairs, conducting commerce raiding against Christian merchant ships and enslaving their crews. This was part of the Barbary slave trade, where the Barbary states, autonomous vassals of the Ottoman Empire raided Christian settlements and merchant vessels for slaves to sell in their own cities. The corsairs targeted Spain, a Christian country, and the Spanish Navy was sent t
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La acción del 28 de noviembre ...... insignia del capitán español.
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The action of 28 November 1751 ...... gnition from the Spanish Navy.
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Regency of Algiers
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1751-12-02
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Spanish victory
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Anonymous engraving depicting the final battle between the Dragón and the Danzik
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Regency of Algiers
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Spain
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Mohammed Chirif
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Pedro Stuart
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the Spanish-Barbary Wars
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Off Cape St Vincent, Atlantic Ocean
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Spanish victory
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La acción del 28 de noviembre ...... insignia del capitán español.
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