The Battle of Macta was fought on 28 June 1835 between French forces under General Camille Alphonse Trézel and a coalition of Algerian Berber tribal warriors under Emir Abd al-Qadir during the French conquest of Algeria. The French column, which had fought an inconclusive but somewhat bloody battle with al-Qadir a few days earlier, was retreating toward Arzew to resupply when al-Qadir attacked in the marshes on the banks of the Macta River in what is now western Algeria.

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  • 1835-06-28 (xsd:date)
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  • 500 killed
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  • Algerian (mainly Berber) resistance
  • France
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  • Berber victory
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  • 20,000 cavalry
  • 5,000 infantry
    one cavalry regiment
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  • 500 killed
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  • Algerian (mainly Berber) resistance
  • France
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  • 1835-06-28 (xsd:date)
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  • Berber victory
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  • 20,000 cavalry
  • 5,000 infantry
    one cavalry regiment
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  • The Battle of Macta was fought on 28 June 1835 between French forces under General Camille Alphonse Trézel and a coalition of Algerian Berber tribal warriors under Emir Abd al-Qadir during the French conquest of Algeria. The French column, which had fought an inconclusive but somewhat bloody battle with al-Qadir a few days earlier, was retreating toward Arzew to resupply when al-Qadir attacked in the marshes on the banks of the Macta River in what is now western Algeria. The French panicked and fled to Arzew in a disorganized rout. The disaster led to the recall to France of Trézel and the comte d'Erlon, the first military governor-general of the French possessions in Africa, and helped al-Qadir gain influence over tribes throughout Algeria.
  • La bataille de la Macta est livrée le 28 juin 1835 en Algérie, pendant les opérations de conquête de ce pays par la France. Le général Trézel qui marche à la tête d'une armée de 2 500 hommes sur Mascara, capitale de l'émir Abd el-Kader, est attaqué par les forces de ce dernier au défilé de la Macta et sévèrement battu.
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  • 500 killed
  • unknown
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  • Battle of Macta
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  • 28 June 1835
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  • Berber victory
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  • 20,000 cavalry
  • 5,000 infantry one cavalry regiment
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  • The Battle of Macta was fought on 28 June 1835 between French forces under General Camille Alphonse Trézel and a coalition of Algerian Berber tribal warriors under Emir Abd al-Qadir during the French conquest of Algeria. The French column, which had fought an inconclusive but somewhat bloody battle with al-Qadir a few days earlier, was retreating toward Arzew to resupply when al-Qadir attacked in the marshes on the banks of the Macta River in what is now western Algeria.
  • La bataille de la Macta est livrée le 28 juin 1835 en Algérie, pendant les opérations de conquête de ce pays par la France. Le général Trézel qui marche à la tête d'une armée de 2 500 hommes sur Mascara, capitale de l'émir Abd el-Kader, est attaqué par les forces de ce dernier au défilé de la Macta et sévèrement battu.
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  • Battle of Macta
  • Bataille de la Macta
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  • Battle of Macta
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