What the records say
- When
- 23 Sep 1845 – 26 Sep 1845
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 35.26° N, 0.57° W
- Description
- 1845 battle
Battle of Sidi Brahim
1845 battle of the French conquest of Algeria
The Battle of Sidi Brahim, 23 to 25 September 1845, took place during the French conquest of Algeria, near Souahlia in Tlemcen Province. Between 1,000 and 1,200 Algerian irregulars under Emir Abdelkader ambushed a French detachment of around 500 led by Lieutenant-Colonel Lucien de Montagnac.
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