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How Debt and a Fly Whisk Insult Prompted King Charles X to Invade Algeria
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How Debt and a Fly Whisk Insult Prompted King Charles X to Invade Algeria
In the spring of 1827, Hussein Dey, the Ottoman ruler of Algiers, demanded payment of debts for Napoleonic-era grain bills owed to Jewish merchants who were backed by his government. Little did he know that his fiery indignation, which culminated in him striking the French consul with a fly whisk, would cause major issues […]
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