The Two Sides of the Corsairs
The term “Corsair” itself is neutral, but it’s crucial to understand they came from two opposing sides:
Barbary Corsairs (or Ottoman Corsairs): Based in North Africa — primarily in the ports of Algiers (Algeria), Tunis (Tunisia), Tripoli (Libya), and Salé (Morocco). They operated under the nominal authority of the Ottoman Empire and attacked Christian sh…
