In 1529 this red-bearded corsair captured Algiers & made it a stronghold of piracy on the Mediterranean
The Barbary Corsairs, sometimes called Ottoman Corsairs or Barbary ... Based in 
Berber North African ports such as Tunis, Tripoli, Algiers, Sal, and other ... From 
the 16th to 19th century, pirates captured an estimated 800,000 to ... presence in 
North Africa and establishing a centre of Mediterranean piracy.