In the 19th century the city was blockaded twice by naval forces: by the French from 1838 to 1840, and later by an Anglo-French expedition from 1845 to 1848.
U 19. stoljeću grad je dvaput bio u pomorskoj blokadi; Od strane Francuza između 1838. i 1840., i kasnije od zajedničke anglo-francuske ekspedicije od 1845. do 1848.