Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Abdelkader El Djezairi

Battles of Abdelkader El Djezairi

Algerian religious and military leader (1808–1883)

Abdelkader El Djezairi is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1835 and 1847: 9 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Algeria (7), Morocco (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,600 km apart end to end, 200 km between engagements on average. Most belong to French conquest of Algeria (5), Algerian–Moroccan conflicts (2).

Battle of l'HabrahSecond Assault of DellysBattle of Oued AslafBattle of MoulouyaBattle of SigBattle of MactaBattle of MascaraBattle of the SmalaBattle of Sidi-BrahimBattle of SigBattle of MactaBattle of MascaraBattle of the SmalaBattle of Sidi-BrahimAlgiersFezGhardaiaOujdaGibraltarDjelfaMelillaLaghouatCeutaMeknes200 km34.744N, 0.517W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1835: 4 engagements4 in 18351843: 1 engagements1844: 1 engagements1845: 1 engagements1847: 2 engagements18351847
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sig, 1835Battle of Macta, 1835Battle of Mascara, 1835Battle of l'Habrah, 1835Battle of the Smala, 1843Second Assault of Dellys, 1844Battle of Sidi-Brahim, 1845Battle of Oued Aslaf, 1847Battle of Moulouya, 184718351847
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
26 June 1835Battle of SigMekerra river, AlgeriaAlgerian victory
28 June 1835Battle of MactaMacta, Algeria11 km NAlgerian victory
21 November 1835Battle of MascaraAlgeria53 km SEFrench tactical success; Failure to force the submission of...
3 December 1835Battle of l'HabrahOran, Algeria81 km NWFrench victory
16 May 1843Battle of the SmalaZmalet El Emir Abdelkader, Algeria283 km EFrench victory
25 April 1844Second Assault of DellysAlgeria238 km NEFrench victory
25 September 1845Battle of Sidi-Brahimgambetta, Algeria419 km WAlgerian victory
July 1847Battle of Oued AslafMorocco278 km WAlgerian victory
1847Battle of MoulouyaMoulouya River, Morocco237 km SWAlgerian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Ange Tissier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.