Battle of Chelif

Battle of Chelif
Part of the Maghrebi war (1699-1702)
Date28 April 1701
Location
Chelif, Algeria
36°02′22″N 0°07′59″E / 36.03944°N 0.13306°E / 36.03944; 0.13306
Result

Algerian victory[1]

  • Moroccan rout
Belligerents
Sultanate of Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Ismail Ibn Sharif Hadj Mustapha Dey
Bouchelaghem Bey
Units involved
Mainly Black Guard[2][3]
Auxiliary tribesmen		 Odjak of Algiers
Algerian tribal warriors
Strength
50,000[4] or 60,000 men[5][notes 1] 7,000[4] or 12,000 regulars[5]
Arab-Berber cavalry[6]
Casualties and losses
3,000 men
5,000 horses
50 officers
A considerable amount of prisoners[7]		 Unknown
Battle of Chelif is located in Algeria
Battle of Chelif
Battle of Chelif
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Location of the battle of Chelif in Algeria.

The Battle of Chelif or Battle of Djidouia took place on 28 April 1701 on the banks of the Chelif River. It was fought between the armies of the Alaouite Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif and those of the Regency of Algiers commanded by the Bey of Mascara, Mustapha Bouchelaghem. It took place in the context of an attempt by the Alaouites to conquer the west of the Regency of Algiers, coordinated with an offensive by Tunis on the east of the Regency of Algiers in 1700 and 1701.[8]

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  8. ^ Black, Jeremy (2008-10-01). War and the World: Military Power and the Fate of Continents, 1450-2000. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-14769-8.


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