Battle of Sidi Brahim 1845
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 25 September 1845 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1845 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Algeria | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | French conquest of Algeria | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 35.2606, -0.5675 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Sidi Brahim, 23 to 25 September 1845, took place during the French conquest of Algeria, near Souahlia in Tlemcen Province. Between 1,000 and 1,200 Algerian irregulars under Emir Abdelkader ambushed a French detachment of around 500 led by Lieutenant-Colonel Lucien de Montagnac. Most of the latter were killed or captured in the initial fighting, and only a handful were reported to have ultimately survived the encounter.
Despite their defeat, the French used the battle as a symbol of the price paid to acquire French Algeria, and in 1898, a monument to the "martyrs of Sidi-Brahim" was installed in Oran. After Algerian independence in 1962, the monument was transformed into one commemorating Emir Abdelkader, and anti-colonial resistance in general.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Sidi Brahim (revision 1375600709), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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