First Battle of the Issers

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First Battle of the Issers
Part of the French conquest of Algeria

River mouth of Oued Issers
Date27 May – 30 May 1837
Location
Issers, Kabylia,  Algeria
36°44′12″N 3°39′55″E / 36.7367021°N 3.665407°E / 36.7367021; 3.665407
Result French victory
Belligerents

Emirate of Mascara

 French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Emir Abdelkader
Libya Cheikh Ali Boushaki
Libya Cheikh Ben Zamoum		 France Damrémont
France Schauenburg
France Perrégaux
France La Torré
France Lixières
Strength

Kabyles:

  • 4.000 warriors
  • 500 riders

Troupes coloniales:

  • 5.000 infantrymen
  • 600 riders

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]

  1. ^ "Revue africaine0". 1876. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  2. ^ Algérienne, Société Historique (1875). "Revue africaine". Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2021-04-23.