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1871 Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha

1871 Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha was a battle fought on 19 April 1871 at Thénia, in what is now France; it lasted 19 days. It was part of the Mokrani Revolt, which ran from 1871 to 1872. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 warriors against 2,300 infantrymen.

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Fought19 April 1871lasted 19 days
WhereThénia, France36.735N, 3.580E
OutcomeFrench victory
Belligerents20px|Flag of Kingdom of ait abbas Kingdom of Ait Abbas; 20px Islamic Zawiyas; 20px RahmaniyyaagainstSecond French Empire
Part ofMokrani Revolt1871 to 1872

Record

Date19 April 1871
to 8 May 1871
PlaceThénia, France
36.735N, 3.580E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2,000 warriors2,300 infantrymen
Commanders
  • Cheikh Mokrani
  • Cheikh Boumerdassi
  • Cheikh Boushaki
  • Cheikh Zamoum
  • Louis Henri de Gueydon
  • Alexandre Fourchault
  • Orphis Léon Lallemand
  • Philibert Faussemagne
  • Jean-Baptiste Cérez
  • Colonel Lucas
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1871 Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

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Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q104830263, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha, revision 1370277714, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.