siege, early modern

Constantine campaign

Name: Constantine campaign
Location: Constantine, Algeria

Constantine campaign was a siege conducted in 1699 at Constantine, in what is now Algeria; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Tunisian-Algerian War of 1700. The recorded result: Tunisian victory; Stalemate at Constantine. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1699ran into the following year

WhereConstantine, Algeria36.350N, 6.600E

OutcomeTunisian victory; Stalemate at Constantine

Belligerents23px Beylik of Tunis; Supported by: Pashalik of TripoliagainstRegency of Algiers; Beylik of Constantine

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofTunisian-Algerian War of 1700

Record

Date	1699 (year precision) to 1700
Place	Constantine, Algeria 36.350N, 6.600E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Tunisia captures most of eastern Algeria until the Battle of Jouami' al-Ulama
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Murad III Bey Ibrahim Sharif of Tunis Destari Mehmed Pasha	Ali Khodja Bey

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Cirta 203 BC, 2.2 km NE
Siege of Cirta 112 BC, 2.2 km NE
Battle of Constantine 1836, 7.6 km S
Siege of Constantine 1837, 7.6 km S
Battle of Philippeville 1955, 64 km NE

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 203 BC and 1699.

In the same war

After: Battle of Jouami' al-Ulama 3 October 1700

Elsewhere in 1699

Constantine campaign is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q109024298, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Constantine campaign (1699–1700), revision 1370682639, 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.