Campaign of Tlemcen (1551)

Campaign of Tlemcen (1551)

The troops of the regency of Algiers allied to the kingdom of Beni Abbes marching towards Oranie (19th century engraving)
DateJanuary 1551
Location34°52′58″N 01°19′00″W / 34.88278°N 1.31667°W / 34.88278; -1.31667
Result Algerian victory
Territorial
changes
  • Direct rule established in Tlemcen
  • The Moulouya river is imposed as the border[1]
Belligerents
Regency of Algiers
Kingdom of Beni Abbas
Saadi Sultanate
Flag of Spanish Empire Spanish Empire[citation needed]
Commanders and leaders
Hasan Pasha
Abdelaziz El Abbes
Mohammed al-Shaykh
Moulay Abdelkader  
Moulay Abdallah
Flag of Spanish Empire Count of Alcaudete[citation needed]
Units involved
Algerian forces:
10,000 men
Abelaziz's forces:
10,000 men
Total: 20,000
Saadian force: 10,000 infantry Saadian Prince Abd el Kader’s reinforcements: 22,000 mounted lancers
Total: 32,000 or 40,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Battle of Tlemcen (1551) is located in Algeria
Battle of Tlemcen (1551)
Battle of Tlemcen (1551)
Location of the battle of Tlemcen (1551) in Algeria.

The Campaign of Tlemcen (1551) was a military operation led by the Regency of Algiers under Hasan Pasha and his ally Abdelaziz, following the capture of Tlemcen by the Saadi Sultanate in June 1550.

  1. ^ Le Maroc à travers les chroniques maritimes: De la préhistoire à 1873. Abdelkader Timoule. Sonir. “en 1551 les armées marocaines au - delà de la Moulouya , fleuve qui s'imposait dès lors comme frontière”
  2. ^ Ruff, Paul (1998). La domination espagnole à Oran sous le gouvernement du comte d'Alcaudete 1534-1558 [Spanish domination in Oran under the government of the Count of Alcaudete, 1534-1558] (in French). Éditions Bouchène. p. 143. ISBN 9782912946034. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)(paywall)