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The '''Battle of Sikkak''' was fought on 6 July 1836 at the Sikkak river between French forces under General ],and a coalition of Algerian tribes of western Algeria under Emir ], who had in the previous year defeated the French at the ]. The '''Battle of Sikkak''' was fought on 6 July 1836<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=McDougall |first=James |title=A History of Algeria |date=2017 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-139-02923-0 |edition=1 |location=Cambridge}}</ref> at the Sikkak river between French forces under General ],and a coalition of Algerian tribes of western Algeria under Emir ], who had in the previous year defeated the French at the ].


The result was a French victory, that lead to the ]<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDougall |first=James |title=A History of Algeria |date=2017 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-139-02923-0 |edition=1 |location=Cambridge}}</ref> negotiated between the two commanders of this battle. The result was a French victory<ref name=":0" />, that lead to the ] negotiated between the two commanders of this battle.

The battle represents the last large clash of forces between France and the forces of Abd al-Qadir, though with intermittent peace agreements he would continue to wage a low intensity conflict against French rule until his surrender in 1847<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Thoral |first=Marie-Cecile |title=French Colonial Counter-Insurgency: General Bugeaud and the Conquest of Algeria, 1840-47 |url=https://journals.gold.ac.uk/index.php/bjmh/article/view/608 |journal=British Journal for Military History |volume=1 |issue=2}}</ref>.


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Battle in the French Conquests of Algeria
Battle of Sikkak
Part of the French conquest of Algeria
Date6 July 1836
Locationnear the Sikkak River, French Algeria
Result French Victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of France Emirate of Mascara
Commanders and leaders

France General Thomas-Robert Bugeaud

France Governor of French possessions in Africa Bertrand Clauzel		 Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri
Strength
Roughly a brigade-sized force ~2000-3000 men ~10,000 (a mix of regular soldiers and tribal warriors)
Casualties and losses
less than 50 ~1,000
French conquest of Algeria
  • War against the Deylik (1830–1837)
  • Pre-invasion
  • War against Abdelkader (1832–1847)
  • First Kaderian war (1832–1834)
  • Second Kaderian war (1835–1838)
  • Third Kaderian war (1839–1847)
Pacification of Algeria

The Battle of Sikkak was fought on 6 July 1836 at the Sikkak river between French forces under General Thomas Robert Bugeaud,and a coalition of Algerian tribes of western Algeria under Emir Abd al-Qadir, who had in the previous year defeated the French at the Battle of Macta.

The result was a French victory, that lead to the Treaty of Tafna negotiated between the two commanders of this battle.

The battle represents the last large clash of forces between France and the forces of Abd al-Qadir, though with intermittent peace agreements he would continue to wage a low intensity conflict against French rule until his surrender in 1847.

References

  1. ^ McDougall, James (2017). A History of Algeria (1 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-02923-0.
  2. Thoral, Marie-Cecile. "French Colonial Counter-Insurgency: General Bugeaud and the Conquest of Algeria, 1840-47". British Journal for Military History. 1 (2).

Further reading


Conflicts between France and Algeria
Ministry of Mujahideen - Declaration of 1 November 1954
Pre-1830 conflicts
French conquest of Algeria: 1830-1836
French conquest of Algeria: 1837-1870
Allegiances
Mokrani Revolt
Algerian War
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