In 1536, Charles retook Tunis from Barbarossa and the Barbary corsairs, capturing 80 enemy ships in the process.

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The 1541 Algiers Expedition

By Bruce Ware Allen

In the late summer 1541, 40 warships appeared off the shores of Sardinia, part of a grand armada gathered by Charles the V of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor. Read more

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