First Battle of Blida

The First Battle of Blida took place from 22 to 24 July 1830,[1] during the French conquest of Algeria. A French corps consisting of 1,500 men and a squadron of chasseurs faced Algerian popular forces from the Beni Salah and Beni Misra Berber tribes, and from the town of Blida. The battle resulted in a victory for the Algerians.[2]

First Battle of Blida
Part of French conquest of Algeria
Date22-24 July 1830[1]
Location
Blida, Algeria
Result Algerian Victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France

Deylik of Algiers

  • Beni Salah tribe
  • Beni Misra tribe
Commanders and leaders
Louis Auguste Victor Mohamed Ben Zaamoum
Strength
1500 Soldiers
1 half field artillery battery
1 squadron of chasseurs		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
50 Dead
135 Wounded		 Limited

See also

References
  1. Pascal, Adrien; DuCamp, Jules; Brahaut, G N (1850). Histoire de l'armée et de tous les régiments, depuis les premiers temps de la monarchie française... [History of the Army and of All Regiments Since Earliest Times]. 4. François Sicard. Paris: A. Barbier. p. 58. OCLC 1008334451.
  2. Nāṣir al-Dīn Saʻīdūnī (January 2001). L'Algerois rural à la fin de l'époque ottomane (1791-1830) [Rural Algerians at the End of the Ottoman Epoch (1791-1839)]. Dar al-Gharb al-Islami.


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