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Médéa expedition (1830)

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on 25 November 1830. Finally on the 26th of November, a large Algerian army commanded by Ben Zaamoum stormed Blida and took over several quarters of the city. After heavy fighting between the armies, the French soon decided to withdraw from the city as according to Clausel the city was not worth the
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1,500 Algerian troops were situated on the eastern and western side of the pass. The rest of the troops of the Bey of Tittery were echeloned in the gorge, in front of the main position, occupying the points most favorable to the defense of the pass and some troops, composed of Arab and Berber tribal
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While advancing towards Médéa, the French had to repel several minor attacks and skirmishes against them before a poorly dressed man from the city gave the general a letter of submission. Boumezrag fled the city with his family and went into hiding in Kabylia before capitulating to the French a few
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Several French companies soon engaged in a heavy battle with the troops of the Bey. After a short but lively fight, the position was taken by the French units, and the Algerians, astonished at the vigor of the attack, fled the field. At the end of the day, the French flag flew over the pass. During
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was appointed as the governor of Algiers in August. He soon started preparing for a major campaign against the Beylik of Titteri and the local tribes and he prepared more than 8,000 men for this goal. The expedition was launched on 17 November.
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by tribes loyal the Ben Zaamoum, and 27 French soldiers were killed. Before General Clausel returned from Médéa, the Algerians managed to eliminate a French contingent of 100 soldiers near
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These defensive positions could only be attacked from the front and from the left, the depth of the cliff which bordered the right of the road not allowing troops to pass on that side.
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on the 22nd of July, he was soon forced to turn back and the battle ended in an Algerian victory, the first of its kind since the French landed in Algiers. After the failure of
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refused to allow the French army into the city and a fierce battle broke out which left an unknown amount of killed or wounded. The French army burned the
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line infantry regiments climbed the heights to the east and took the troops of the Bey of Titteri from the rear by surprise.
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surrounding the city and the inhabitants were forced to flee into the mountains. Before his departure from Blida, General
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l'histoire de Blida (The Story of Blida) extrait de "aux échos d'Alger (from "Echos of Algiers"), numéro 45
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decided to send an expedition to defeat ben Zaamoum and the tribes loyal to him. Attacking the city of
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days later. A new bey would be installed instead of him called Mustapha ben Omar.
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left a French garrison under the command of Colonel Roulhières and headed towards
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against the forces of Mohamed, de Bourmont was relieved of his duties and General
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tribes of Blida and its surroundings were waging war on the French in Algiers.
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L'Algérie ancienne et moderne, etc. Vignettes par Raffet et Rouargue frères
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Boumezrag awaited the French troops with about 6,000 men of his own in the
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Histoire du maréchal de Mac-Mahon, président de la république française
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Despite the initial success, a French contingent was ambushed near
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ex-officer of the Deylik declared as leader of Jihad by the local
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L'Algerois rural à la fin de l'époque ottomane (1791-1830)
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cavalry were situated near the rear of the French troops.
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French forced to retreat after Ben Zamoum counter-attacks
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On November 25, a column composed of 14th, 20th and
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Index

Second Battle of Blida
French conquest of Algeria
Blida
Médéa
Algeria
Beylik of Titteri
Kingdom of France
Beylik of Titteri
France
Bertrand Clausel
France
François Boyer
Boumezrag Bey
Surrendered
Ben Zaamoum
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French conquest of Algeria
Bay of Algiers (1827)
Dellys (1830)
Invasion of Algiers
Sidi Fredj (1830)
Staouéli (1830)
Sidi Khalef (1830)
Bordj Moulay Hassan (1830)
Beylik of Titteri
1st Blida (1830)
Médéa (1830)
Médéa (1831)

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