Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – Historical Battles – Algiers ⚓ | Barbary Corsairs vs. Spain

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – Historical Battles – Algiers ⚓ | Barbary Corsairs vs. Spain

Set during the turbulent 16th century, the Battle of Algiers in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – Historical Battles plunges you into the fierce naval and land conflict that defined Mediterranean power struggles.

With the Mediterranean teeming with privateers, the Barbary corsairs—led by the legendary Hayreddin Barbarossa and his brothers—rose to infamy. In 1516, the Barbarossa brothers captured the strategic city of Algiers, overthrowing its local ruler and establishing a feared Barbary pirate state under the banner of the Ottoman Empire.

But the Spanish Empire would not sit idly by. Threatened by Ottoman influence and the proximity of a pirate stronghold, Spain launched a powerful expedition to crush the corsairs and reclaim Algiers.

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