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Second Battle of Blida

Second Battle of Blida was a battle fought on 17 November 1830 at Blida, in what is now Algeria. It was part of the French conquest of Algeria, which ran from 1830 to 1904. Recorded strength: 8,000 soldiers against Boumezrag's forces: 6,000 men; Ben Zaamoum's forces: Unknown.

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Fought17 November 1830
WhereBlida, Algeria36.267N, 2.750E
OutcomeFrench victory at Medea; Collapse of the Beylik of Titteri; Algerian victory at Blida; French forced to retreat after Ben Zamoum counter-attacks
BelligerentsJuly MonarchyagainstBeylik of Titteri; Ben Zaamoun resistance
Casualties and lossesUnknown; 127 killed in Ben Zaamoum's counter-attackandUnknown
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, 184518301845Second Battle of Blida, 1830
20 placed engagements of the French conquest of Algeria in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 November 1830
to December 1830
PlaceBlida, Algeria
36.267N, 2.750E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength8,000 soldiersBoumezrag's forces: 6,000 men; Ben Zaamoum's forces: Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknown; 127 killed in Ben Zaamoum's counter-attackUnknown
Commanders
  • Mustapha Boumezrag
  • Mohamed Ben Zaamoum
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Second Battle of Blida 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 Q21009228, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Médéa expedition (1830), revision 1370629128, 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.