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Bombardment of Algiers, a Common card
The Bombardment of Algiers in August 1783 was a failed attempt by Spain to put an end to Algerine privateering against Spanish shipping.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 100
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,700
Power 100 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Bombardment of Algiers quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bombardment of Algiers card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Both Spaniards and Algerines fought poorly, but Barceló, blaming ______ weather conditions, gave the order to withdraw.
Answer
unfavorable. Both Spaniards and Algerines fought poorly, but Barceló, blaming unfavorable weather conditions, gave the order to withdraw. From the Bombardment of Algiers article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Bombardment of Algiers in August ____ was a failed attempt by Spain to put an end to Algerine privateering against Spanish shipping.
Answer
1780s. The Bombardment of Algiers in August 1783 was a failed attempt by Spain to put an end to Algerine privateering against Spanish shipping. From the Bombardment of Algiers article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Tokushima Domain. Tokushima Domain 63 · David Braley 60 · Bombardment of Algiers 56 · James Young 50 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A Spanish fleet of 70, sailing under Rear Admiral Antonio Barceló, bombarded the city eight times between August 4–8 but inflicted only minor damages to the Algerine military.
- Both Spaniards and Algerines fought poorly, but Barceló, blaming unfavorable weather conditions, gave the order to withdraw.
- His expedition was judged a failure at the Spanish court, being described as a "festival of fireworks too costly and long for how little it entertained the Moors and how it was used by whomever paid for it".
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bombardment of Algiers article was read about 2,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Bombardment of Algiers
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bombardment of Algiers (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Tomás López (1730-1802), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
