First Battle of the Issers | |||||||
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Part of the French conquest of Algeria | |||||||
River mouth of Oued Issers | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Emir Abdelkader Cheikh Ali Boushaki Cheikh Ben Zamoum |
Damrémont Schauenburg Perrégaux La Torré Lixières | ||||||
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The First Battle of the Issers in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, pitted the troupes coloniales under General Perrégaux and Colonel Schauenburg against the troops of Kabylia of the Igawawen.[1][2]