Capture of Touggourt | |||||||
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Part of Mokrani Revolt and French conquest of Algeria | |||||||
Cherif Bouchoucha | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Resistance of Bouchoucha
| France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Cherif Bouchoucha Bennacer Benchohra |
Lieutenant Mousseli † Sergant Basile † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 66 Tirailleurs | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 62 Tirailleurs |
The Capture of Touggourt was a military operation carried out by the Chaamba tribe against the city of Touggourt during the Mokrani Revolt, in which the French garrison of the city and its commander were massacred. It occurred from May 14 to 15 1871.