Battle of Guidjel
| Battle of Guidjel | |||||||||
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| Part of Revolt of Ben Sakheri War between the regency of Algiers and the Kabyles | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Revolted tribes of Ben Sakheri Tribal confederation of Hanencha Kingdom of Beni Abbas |
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Ben Sakheri (cheikh el arab) Betka-el-Moqrani (sultan of Beni Abbes) |
Mourad Bey (bey of Constantine) Caïd Youssef (Detachment of Algiers) | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Allied tribes | 6,000 men mainly Turks | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown, but very heavy | ||||||||
The Battle of Guidjel, or Battle of Guedjal, was a battle between the regency of Algiers and feudal lords of the Beylik of Constantine, including Sheikh Ahmed ben Sakheri ben Bouokkaz, cheikh el arab [note 1][1] of the Beylik and Betka-el-Moqrani, Sultan of the Beni Abbès .
Description
[edit]The battle took place in 1638, in the context of a challenge to the authority of the regency of Algiers by tribal and feudal chiefs from eastern Algeria, known as the "Ben Sakheri Revolt". The battle pitted a coalition of tribes, including nomads, against each other, who inflicted a severe defeat on the armies of the Bey of Constantine and reinforcements from Algiers.[2][3][4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ According to Ernest Mercier, Sheikh el Arab is one of the main lords of the Beylik of the East, at the head of the southern tribes (Hodna and Zibans)
References
[edit]- ^ Ernest Mercier, Histoire de Constantine, 1903, p. 212
- ^ Louis Rinn, Histoire de l’insurrection de 1871, 1891, p. 13
- ^ Pierre Boyer, « Contribution à l'étude de la politique religieuse des Turcs dans la régence d'Alger (XVIe - XIXe siècle) », Revue de l'Occident musulman et de la Méditerranée, 1966, p. 33
- ^ Revue africaine, Numéros 55 à 66, La Société, 1866, p. 184, en ligne
Bibliography
[edit]- Gaïd, Mouloud (1978). Chroniques des Beys de Constantine. Alger: Office des publications universitaires. p. 160.