حملة الأميرال أندريا دوريا لغزو شرشال سنة 1531

Abstract

The announcement of the city of Algiers’ incorporation to the Ottoman Islamic Caliphate and the arrival of the Ottoman Islamic threat to this western part of the Mediterranean Sea, caused an increase in the Spanish and European coveting on these coasts, and the unbridled desire to destroy and invade Algeria. The city of Cherchell was considered one of the largest centers of the modern Algerian state. ‘Arrûj worked to fortify it due to the importance of its location and built a strong castle in it. Then, Cherchell, as an excellent natural position which gave it an important strategic location, has become one of the most important poles that abound in the Algerian Islamic coast. This made it to be at the forefront of Spanish ambitions as a source of direct threat to the city of Algiers. Cherchell witnessed several crusades, the most important of which took place in the year 1531, led by Admiral Andrea Doria, commissioned by King Charles V, but the news of its defeat resounded in all Christian circles. So, what are the circumstances and the reasons for the outbreak of this campaign? And how did its most important events take place? And did its failure have a direct impact on preparing a decisive campaign to eliminate the nascent Ottoman power in Algeria?