Sack of Naples facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sack of Naples
Map of the Bay of Naples
Date 1544 Location Naples, Italy Result • Capture of the Bay of Naples • 7,000 enslaved
Belligerents
Kingdom of Naples	Regency of Algiers
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
7,000 enslaved	Unknown

The sack of Naples occurred in 1544 when Algerians captured the Bay of Naples and enslaved 7,000 Italians.

In 1544 Algerian corsairs sailed into the Bay of Naples and captured it. They then took an astounding amount of 7,000 Italian slaves.

The number of slaves taken by the Algerians drove the price of slaves so low that it was said “you could swap a Christian for an onion”. Moreover, it was said to be “raining Christians in Algiers”.