Category: Corsairs

Have you ever wondered how much it cost to outfit a ship for a pirate cruise in the seventeenth century?[…]

In the Corsair Methods of Attack posts in this blog (posted February, 2018), we looked at how Barbary corsairs conducted[…]

(This post is a continuation of The Game of Risk and Reward – Part 1. If you haven’t done so[…]

When people hear the phrase “the Spanish Armada,” they invariably think of the great fleet of ships sent by the[…]

Perhaps the most striking aspect of Charles V’s ill-fated expedition against Algiers was the storm that put an end to[…]

In its heyday as a corsair capital, the city of Algiers had one major economic driver: piracy. Legally speaking, Algerian[…]

(This post is a continuation of Of Piracy, Profit, and Prudence — Part 1. If you haven’t done so already,[…]

Barbary corsairs weren’t just pirates. They were part of a larger enterprise. There was a religious element to that enterprise:[…]

When people think of Barbary corsairs, they often envision them in oared galleys massing to attack European sailing ships—rather like[…]

(This post is a continuation of Oared Galleys – The Story of La Real: Part 1. If you haven’t done[…]