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Expedition to Cherchell
The Expedition to Cherchell was a joint operation by Ahmad al-Kadi and Arudj Reis who marched on Cherchell with an army of 5,000 Kabyles and 800 Turks to depose its ruler who had founded a small independent sovereignty. In 1516 the locals of Algiers asked Arudj Reis to liberate them from the tribute payments set by the Spaniards.[1] Arudj Reis set off with his ally, Ahmad al-Kadi and an army composed of 800 Turks and 5,000 Kabyle auxiliaries.[2][1] Instead of going straight to Algiers, they went to Cherchell where one of his Reis, Kara Hassan, had founded a small sovereignty.[3][1] Arudj Reis did not want to leave his flank defenceless, he seized the city, put its sovereign to death and left a garrison.[2][1] Following the seizure of Cherchell, Arudj Reis and his ally Ahmad al-Kadi marched on Algiers and seized the city.[1] References
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