Story Nostra. In 1802: against the acts of piracy of the Algerian corsairs Bonaparte sends a squadron with an ultimatum
To the dey of Algiers demanding 200,000 piastres to respect a peace treaty with France, Bonaparte replies by threatening “to destroy Algiers and to seize the whole coast of Africa”, succeeding where Charles V failed. On December 28, 1801 (7 Nivose Year X), a treaty signed between the First Consul and the Regency of Algiers, … Read more