siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Oran 1790–1792
Siege of Oran 1790–1792 was a siege conducted in October 1790 at Oran, in what is now Algeria; it lasted about 2 years. It was part of Q133865193. The recorded result: Algerian victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 men against Unknown.
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Where it sits in Q133865193
Record
| Date | October 1790 (month precision) to 17 February 1792 | |
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| Place | Oran, Algeria 35.697N, 0.633W | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Strength | 5,000 men | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Heavy |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Oran 1556, same recorded site
- Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir 1563, same recorded site
- Siege of Oran 1693, same recorded site
- Siege of Oran and Mers El Kébir 1675, same recorded site
- Capture of Oran 1831, 1.6 km NW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1505 and 1940.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Cape Palos 9 June 1758
Elsewhere in 1790
- Siege of Izmail Ukraine
- Battle of Kerch Strait Russia
- Battle of Svensksund Finland
- Battle of Reval Estonia
- Battle of Vyborg Bay Russia
Siege of Oran 1790–1792 is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28497111, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Oran (1790–1792), revision 1370744194, 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.