The sack of Baltimore took place on 20 June 1631, when the village of Baltimore in West Cork, Ireland, was attacked by pirates from the Barbary Coast of North Africa – the raiders included Dutchmen, Moroccans, Algerians and Ottoman Turks. The attack was the largest by Barbary slave traders on Ireland.
The sack of Baltimore took place on 20 June 1631, when the village of Baltimore in West Cork, Ireland, was attacked by pirates from the Barbary Coast of North Africa – the raiders included Dutchmen, Moroccans, Algerians and Ottoman Turks. The attack was the largest by Barbary slave traders on Ireland.
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