Raid on Ceriale and Borghetto
DateSummer 1637
Location
Ceriale, Borghetto, Italy
Result Algerian victory
Belligerents
Republic of Genoa Republic of Genoa Regency of Algiers 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

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

  1. ↑ K. Bekkaoui, White Women Captives in North Africa, Narratives of Enslavement, 1735–1830 p. 2
  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.
  3. ↑ Scott, William (1907). The Riviera. A. & C. Black.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Orlando, Filippo (1889). Giornale di erudizione: corrispondenza letteraria, artistica e scientifica (in Italian).
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