Capture of Tunis | |||||||||
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Part of Tunisian-Algerian Wars | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Tunis | |||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Ibrahim Dey Ali Pasha | Hussein Bey | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
7,000 men | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | Heavy |
The Capture of Tunis occurred in 1735 when the Dey of Algiers sent an invasion force to Tunis in order to install Ali Pasha as the Bey. [2] [4]
After a failed revolt Ali Pasha took refuge in Algiers where he managed to gain the support of the Dey. [4] [5] The Dey of Algiers dispatched a force of 7,000 men to invade Tunis and install Ali Pasha there as its Bey. [2]
The Algerians arrived at the front of Tunis on the third of September. [2] After the doors were opened at night an army that attempted to defend Tunis was greatly massacred. [2] The Algerians captured Tunis and installed Ali Pasha as the Bey and as a vassal of Algiers. [2] The Bey Ali Pasha recognised himself as a vassal of Algiers and paid an annual tribute to the Dey. [2] [3]