What the records say
- When
- Feb 1840
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 35.90° N, 0.07° E
- Description
- battle in February 1840
Battle of Mazagran
1840 French conquest of Algeria battle
The Battle of Mazagran was a combat between Arab and Berber forces against French troops during the French conquest of Algeria. The small French contingent, holed up in a fortification at Mazagran, near the port city of Mostaganem, withstood several days of assault by `Abd al-Qādir 's troops.
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