The squadron, comprising 31 ships and 10 bomb galiots, was commanded by Jean II d'Estrées.

It succeeded in inflicting serious damage on the city, but its artillery defences had been strengthened since the previous French expeditions in 1682 and 1683.

[5] As a result, the French fleet lost several ships and was obliged to retire after 16 days, without being able to enforce the peace treaty.

[6] The power of the Dey of Algiers, Mezzo Morto Hüseyin Pasha was destabilised by the French assault, and in the end he fled the city in the face of public discontent.

His successor Hadj Chabane appointed an ambassador to Versailles, Mohamed el Amin, to negotiate a lasting peace, which was concluded in 1690.