Raïs Hamidou
Rais Hamidou or Hamidu, also called Hammida or Amidon (in the American literature) (1773–1815) was a famous Algerian corsair. He captured many ships during his career. Hamidou died in the Battle off Cape Gata against an American squadron commanded by Stephen Decatur in 1815. The commune of Raïs Hamidou in Algiers, is named after him.
Raïs Hamidou الرايس حميدو | |
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 Raïs Hamidou's flagship Meshuda surrounded by an American fleet at the Battle off Cape Gata | |
| Born | 1773 Boumerdes, Regency of Algiers |
| Died | 1815 Cape Gata, Near of Spain |
| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | Amir el bihar (leader of the seas) |
| Type | Corsair |
| Allegiance | Regency of Algiers |
| Years active | 1795 - 1815 |
| Rank | Captain, then Admiral |
| Commands | Meshuda Portuguesa |
References
Sources
- John de Courcy Ireland (1974), "Raïs Hamidou: The Last of the Great Algerian Corsairs", The Mariner’s Mirror, 60(2), 187–196.
- Albert Devoulx, Le raïs Hamidou: notice biographique sur le plus célèbre corsaire algérien du XIIIe siècle de l'hégire, Dubos Frères, 1859
- Paul Desprès, Raïs Hamidou : Le dernier corsaire barbaresque d'Alger, Harmattan, mars 2007
- H. D. de Grammont, Histoire d'Alger sous la domination turque, Paris 1887
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