1816 bombardment, attempt by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers. It took place on 27 August 1816 in what is now Algeria. The setting was Algiers. Those involved included the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and Regency of Algiers.
Before and after
- from 1816 to 1858Seminole Wars
- 1816The Year Without a Summer
- 21 April 1816Birth of Charlotte Brontë
- 1 June 1816Founding of Austrian National Bank
- 27 August 1816Bombardment of Algiers
- 19 November 1816Founding of University of Warsaw
- 1817Discovery of cadmium
- from 1817 to 1818Great Rebellion of 1817–1818
- 1817Discovery of lithium
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.