Battle of Alma (Algeria)

Battle of Alma
Part of the Mokrani Revolt
Date19-22 April 1871
Location36°43′34″N 3°24′41″E / 36.7261264°N 3.4114237°E / 36.7261264; 3.4114237
Result French victory
Belligerents
Flag of Kingdom of ait abbas Kingdom of Ait Abbas
Islamic Zawiyas
Rahmaniyya
 France
Commanders and leaders
Flag of Kingdom of ait abbas Cheikh Mokrani
Cheikh Boumerdassi
Cheikh Boushaki
Cheikh Zamoum
France Louis Henri
France Alexandre Fourchault
France General Lallemand
Strength
2,000 warriors 2,300 infantrymen

The Battle of Alma or Battle of Boudouaou, which broke out on 19 April 1871, was a battle of the Mokrani Revolt by Algerian rebels against France, which had been the colonial power in the region since 1830.[1]

  1. ^ Rinn, Louis (1891). "Histoire de l'insurrection de 1871 en Algérie".