Battle of Macta

Quand

28 juin 1835

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

35.79° N, 0.15° W

Description

1835 battle

1835 battle in the French conquest of Algeria

The Battle of Macta was fought on 28 June 1835 between French colonial forces led by General Camille Alphonse Trézel and the forces of Emir ʿAbd al-Qādir, leader of the Emirate of Mascara. It was a major defeat for the French in the early years of the conquest of Algeria, and it marked the first large-scale military success of ʿAbd al-Qādir’s resistance.

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