First Battle of Boudouaou

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First Battle of Boudouaou
Part of the French conquest of Algeria

First battle of Boudouaou in 1837 (engraving by Auguste Raffet, 1839)
Date25–26 May 1837
Location
Boudouaou, Kabylia,  Algeria
36°43′28″N 3°24′41″E / 36.7244001°N 3.4113804°E / 36.7244001; 3.4113804
Belligerents

Emirate of Mascara

 French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Emir Abdelkader
Libya Cheikh Ali Boushaki
Libya Cheikh Ben Zamoum		 France Damrémont
France Schauenburg
France Perrégaux
France La Torré
France Lixières
Strength

Kabyles:

  • 5.500 warriors
  • 500 riders

Troupes coloniales:

  • 950 infantrymen
  • 45 riders
Casualties and losses
  • 100 warriors killed
    		•
  • 8 soldiers killed
  • 65 soldiers injured

    • The First Battle of Boudouaou in 25–26 May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, pitted the troupes coloniales under Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg against the troops of Kabylia of the Igawawen.[1][2]

    1. ^ "L'Algérie ancienne et moderne, etc. Vignettes par Raffet et Rouargue frères". 1844.
    2. ^ Ideville, Henry d' (1882). "Le maréchal Bugeaud: d'Après sa correspondance intime et des documents inédits".