Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairsCurrey, E. Hamilton (Edward Hamilton)
History
Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs
Currey, E. Hamilton (Edward Hamilton)
Africa, North -- History; Pirates
Aubusson Pierre D’, Grand Master of the Knights of St. John, 37, 38,
39, 298.
Augustus Caesar, at the battle of Actium, 189, 199.
Austria, Don John of, 23, 230,
in command of the forces of the “Holy League,” 357;
at Barcelona, 357;
reception at Naples, 358;
dress, 358;
appearance, 359, 365;
at Messina, 359;
his fleet, 364;
instructions, 365;
at the battle of Lepanto, 366–371;
recaptures Tunis, 375.
Baetio, 141.
Bairan-Ogli, the Reis, in command of the “puissant galleon,” 313.
Balearic Islands, 32, 66.
Barbarigo, Provéditeur, at the battle of Lepanto, 363.
Barbarossa, Hassan, left in charge of Algiers, 312.
Barbarossa, Khoyr-ed-Din, 6, 14, 17, 22, 108,
King of the Sea, 24;
his birth, 43;
title, 45, 51;
joins his brother at the island of Jerba, 50;
attacks _The Galley of Naples_, 51–54;
his wealth, 56;
captures Jigelli, 56–58;
his embassy to Soliman, 60, 76;
character, 67, 75, 114–116, 127, 219;
treatment of Hassan, 85–87;
defeated by Venalcadi, 87;
his allies, 88;
fight against Venalcadi, 88;
assisted by Spanish captives, 89;
captures Algiers, 89;
lays siege to the fortress of Navarro, 92–95;
his plunder of the Christians, 108;
requested to take the command of the Ottoman fleet, 111;
voyage to Constantinople, 112–117;
his captures, 113, 133;
cruelty, 115, 133, 220;
entry into Constantinople, 117;
gifts to Soliman, 118;
reception, 120;
at Aleppo, 125;
appointed head of the fleet, 127;
his age, 127, 190;
appearance, 127;
speech to the Sultan, 128–130;
raids on the coast of Italy, 133–137;
sacks Reggio, 133;
captures 11,000 Christian slaves, 133;
his attempt to capture Julia Gonzaga, 134–136;
enters Tunis 138;
massacre of the inhabitants, 141;
his fame, 142;
appeal for help against the Christian hosts, 146;
preparations for defence, 152;
joined by the tribesmen, 153;
defeated, 158;
flight, 159;
sufferings of his army, 163;
at Bona, 164;
embarks, 165;
retires to Algiers, 168;
return of his men, 169;
captures the castle of Minorca, 172;
recalled to Constantinople, 173, 178, 182;
ravages, 182;
number of slaves, 182;
sets sail, 185;
his innovation in the manning of galleys, 185–187;
raid on the islands of the Archipelago, 187;
his age, 190;
hesitates to fight, 193;
anchored in the Gulf of Arta, 194–207;
at the battle of Prevesa, 208–216;
withdraws from the battle, 213, 215, 217;
his death, 220, 250;
ransoms Dragut, 248.
Barbarossa, Uruj, 7, 74,
his birth, 43;
character, 44;
first attempt at piracy, 45;
taken prisoner, 46;
escapes, 47, 48;
presented with a ship, 48;
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