Sack of Madeira

The sack of Madeira occurred in 1617 when Algerian pirates sacked the Island and took 1,200 inhabitants as slaves.[4][5][6]

Sack of Madeira
Date1617
Location
Madeira, Portugal
Result • Capture of Madeira[1][2]
• 1,200 enslaved[3][4]
Belligerents
Portugal Portuguese Empire Regency of Algiers
Strength
Unknown 8 vessels[5]
800 men[5]
Casualties and losses
1,200 enslaved Unknown

The Algerians had established a base on the Islands of Cape Verde from which they operated against ships in the Atlantic.[4][7]

In 1617 the Algerians arrived in Madeira with 8 vessels and 800 men.[5] They plundered the Island and enslaved 1,200 inhabitants.[7] During the sack, the Algerians burned the Island's archives and sacked much, including church bells.[8][9][4] It is also said that they had emptied the Portuguese Island of Porto Santo enslaving 663 inhabitants.[10]

The activity of the Algerian pirates only seemed to increase later sacking Baltimore in Ireland as well as the famous raid in Iceland.[7]

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  4. The Cambridge Historical Journal, Volume 8 Cambridge University Press,
  5. White Women Captives in North Africa: Narratives of Enslavement, 1735-1830 K. Bekkaoui Springer,
  6. The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II: Volume II Fernand Braudel University of California Press,
  7. The Verneys: Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England Adrian Tinniswood Random House,
  8. Brown's Madeira, Canary Islands, and Azores: A Practical and Complete Guide for the Use of Tourists and Invalids A. Samler Brown Simpkins, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent,
  9. War and Society in the Seventh Century Sir George Norman Clark CUP Archive
  10. The Corsairs’ Longest Voyage: The Turkish Raid in Iceland 1627 ‪Þorsteinn Helgason BRILL,
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