The objective was toĬreate a base against the Sultan of Marrakesh, and asphyxiate Them to occupy Mogador in Morocco in 1626.
However, the Barbary corsairs proved bolder than most, raidingĪs far and wide as Newfoundland, Iceland, Ireland and southernĮngland as well as Spain, Portugal and theĪs Richelieu and Père Joseph were attempting toĮstablish a colonial policy, Razilly suggested The value with the Admiralty in much the same way the BarbaryĬorsairs regulated their own trade) or as pirates, for Under official Letter of Marque (announcing the proceeds and splitting Shipping by Muslims and renegades: many of England’sįinest made fortunes by attacking foreign shipping, whether legally, Sea, and was certainly not confined to attacks on British Of captives into slavery, was a common peril faced by those at The violent theft of cargoes and crews, and the concomitant sale Too late for the unfortunate target to flee or defend itself. Vessels, the corsairs often gulling their victims by flying falseĬolours before revealing their true identity only when it was TheĪttacks continued into the early 19th century.Īttacks targeted shipping, both mercantile and fishing Sea beginning with the Crusades, but more importantly inthe 16thĬentury after the fall of Granada to the Christians (1492). On Christian and other non-Islamic shipping in the western Mediterranean Theīarbary pirates operated from western portion of the north Africaįrom Tripoli west to Moroccan ports. Of privateer operations authorized by the Barbary states. Or Ottoman corsairs, were pirates who operated under the cover
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