Battle of Constantine
| Siege of Constantine | |||||||
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| Part of French conquest of Algeria | |||||||
 The failed French attack against Constantine, Algeria | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Bertrand Clausel | Ahmed Bey | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,000 | Unknown, at least 1,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 453 deaths, 304 wounded | Unknown | ||||||
The aim of the 1836 Battle of Constantine was to conquer the Algerian city of Constantine; the attack was a French failure.[1][2][3]
References
- The information in this article is based on that in its French equivalent.