Battle of Constantine

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Siege of Constantine
Part of French conquest of Algeria
A square of the 2nd Light Infantry Regiment under Nicolas Changarnier covering the retreat from Constantine, by Auguste Raffet
Date 21 November 1836 – 24 November 1836 Location Constantine, French Algeria Result Algerian victory
Belligerents
France	Beylik of Constantine
Commanders and leaders
Bertrand Clausel Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours Camille Alphonse Trézel Alexandre-Gaultier de Rigny	Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif Ali ben Aissa
Strength
8,070 (including 30 officers)[1]	1,200[1]
Casualties and losses
453 deaths[2] 304 wounded[2]	Unknown

The aim of the 1836 Battle of Constantine to conquer the Algerian city of Constantine involved an attack that was a French failure.^[3][4][5]