Battle of Tlemcen (1700)
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| Battle of Tlemcen (1700) | |||||||
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| Part of Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and Morocco | |||||||
 Barbary coast view in 1771 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Algiers |
.svg){kind=small} Morocco | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Hadj Moustapha |
Moulay Ismail | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000 men | 60,000 men | ||||||
The battle between the forces of Moulay Ismail, the Alawi' Sultan of Morocco, and an Algerian army took place in 1700 near Tlemcen.[1]
In 1699,[1] Moulay Ismail, commanded an army of 60,000 soldiers[2] into the territory of the Regency of Algiers, marching towards the city of Tlemcen. He was faced with an Algerian army of 12,000 men.[2] The battle took place in 1700.[1] Moroccan forces were defeated and suffered very heavy losses.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Guy Turbet-Delof (1973). La presse périodique française et l'Afrique barbaresque au XVIIe siècle. Librairie Droz. p. 113. ISBN 9782600035323.
- ^ a b c Séran de la Tour (1749). Histoire De Mouley Mahamet Fils De Mouley Ismael, Roy De Maroc (in French). pp. 193–195.
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