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| Battle of Sikkak | |||||||
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| Part of the French conquest of Algeria | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of France |
 Emirate of Mascara | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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 | |
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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
- ^ McDougall, James (2017). A History of Algeria (1 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-02923-0.
- 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 | ||
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| Ministry of Mujahideen - Declaration of 1 November 1954 | ||
| Pre-1830 conflicts | .png) | |
| French conquest of Algeria: 1830-1836 |
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| French conquest of Algeria: 1837-1870 |
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| Allegiances | ||
| Mokrani Revolt | ||
| Algerian War | ||
| Treaties | ||
| Documents | ||
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