Raid on Ceriale and Borghetto
| Raid on Ceriale and Borghetto | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republic of Genoa |
 Regency of Algiers | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 8 Galleys[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 337 Enslaved | Unknown | ||||||
The Raid on Ceriale and Borghetto was made by the Regency of Algiers against the Republic of Genoa in the Summer of 1637.
Raid
[edit]In the year 1637, a significant Algerian incursion along the Ligurian coast, specifically targeting Ceriale and Borghetto, resulted in the capture of approximately 337 individuals, encompassing men, women, and children. a considerable portion of these captives died due to harsh conditions or remained unredeemed.[2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ K. Bekkaoui, White Women Captives in North Africa, Narratives of Enslavement, 1735–1830 p. 2
- ^ Epstein, Steven A. (2018-05-15). Speaking of Slavery: Color, Ethnicity, and Human Bondage in Italy. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-2513-5.
- ^ Scott, William (1907). The Riviera. A. & C. Black.
- ^ Kaiser, Wolfgang (2008). Le commerce des captifs: les intermédiaires dans l'échange et le rachat des prisonniers en Méditerraneé, XVe-XVIIIe siècle (in French). École française de Rome. ISBN 978-2-7283-0805-7.
- ^ Orlando, Filippo (1889). Giornale di erudizione: corrispondenza letteraria, artistica e scientifica (in Italian).