The Bombardment of Algiers (August 27, 1816) is an attempt by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers.
An Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Lord Exmouth bombards ships and the harbor defenses of Algiers.
There is a continuing campaign by various European navies and the American navy to suppress the piracy against Europeans by the North African Barbary states.
The specific aim of this expedition, however, is to free Christian slaves and to stop the practice of enslaving Europeans.
To this end, it is partially successful, as the Dey of Algiers frees around three thousand slaves following the bombardment and signs a treaty against the slavery of Europeans.
However, this practice will not end completely until the French conquest of Algeria.
