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Battle of l'Habrah

Battle of l'Habrah was a battle fought on 3 December 1835 at Oran, in what is now Algeria. It was part of the French conquest of Algeria, which ran from 1830 to 1904. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: about 11,000 men against Unknown.

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Fought3 December 1835
WhereOran, Algeria35.703N, 0.649W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstEmirate of Abdelkader
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofFrench conquest of Algeria1830 to 1904

Where it sits in the French conquest of Algeria

Shipwreck of Dellys, 1830Invasion of Algiers in 1830, 1830Battle of Staouéli, 1830Battle of Sidi Khalef, 1830First Battle of Blida, 1830Second Battle of Blida, 1830Capture of Oran, 1831Siege of the Mechouar of Tlemcen, 1834Battle of Sig, 1835Battle of Macta, 1835Battle of Bougie, 1835Battle of l'Habrah, 1835Battle of Sikkak, 1836Battle of Constantine, 18361837 Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha, 1837Siege of Constantine, 1837Battle of Mazagran, 1840Battle of Teniah de Mouzaïa, 1840Battle of the Smala, 1843Battle of Sidi-Brahim, 184518301845Battle of l'Habrah, 1835
20 placed engagements of the French conquest of Algeria in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 December 1835
PlaceOran, Algeria
35.703N, 0.649W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strengthabout 11,000 menUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Battle of l'HabrahBattle of l'HabrahCapture of OranSiege of OranSieges of Oran and Mers El KébirSiege of Oran 1790–1792Siege of OranCapture of OranOujdaChlefTlimcenSidi bel AbbesMostaganemTiaratAlmeríaSaïda100 km35.703N, 0.649W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1505 and 1940.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1835

Battle of l'Habrah is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890463, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Habrah, revision 1370600017, 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.