Battle of Sidi Brahim

Battle of Sidi Brahim
Part of the French conquest of Algeria

Battle of Sidi Brahim by Louis-Théodore Devilly.
Date22–25 September 1845
Location
Result Algerian victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of France Emirate of Mascara
Commanders and leaders
France Lucien François  Abd al-Qadir
Strength

500 men[2]

  • 2nd Regiment of Hussars
  • 8th Infantry Battalion
3,000 cavalrymen[3] (French claim)
Casualties and losses
400 killed[4]
96 captured
only 9 survived[5]
unknown

The Battle of Sidi Brahim was a battle at Sidi Brahim in French Algeria between the troops of Abdelkader El Djezairi and French troops under Lieutenant-Colonel Lucien de Montagnac from 22 to 25 September 1845. The French force was made up of the light infantry troops of the 8th Infantry Battalion and the second squadron of the 2nd Regiment of Hussars.

  1. ^ {https://www.aps.dz/regions/127736-tlemcen-bataille-de-sidi-brahim-occasion-pour-mettre-en-exergue-la-place-de-l-emir-abdelkader}
  2. ^ Christina Holstein (2019). Walking In the Footsteps of the Fallen Verdun 1916. Pen and Sword Military. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-5267-1707-8.
  3. ^ Garnier, Jacques (2004). Dictionnaire Perrin des guerres et des batailles de l'histoire de France. Perrin. p. 37. ISBN 9782262008291.
  4. ^ Gardeners Chronicle & New Horticulturist, Volume 8 "the person who commanded at the massacre of Sidi-Brahim, where 400 French troops were put to death" Citation
  5. ^ "A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East" - Spencer C. Tucker Citation