Battle of Sig

Battle of Sig
	Part of French conquest of Algeria
Date	26 June 1835
Location	Sig, Algeria
Result	Algerian Victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France	Emirate of Mascara
Commanders and leaders
Camille Alphonse Trézel	Emir Abdelkader
Strength
2,500	8,000 cavaliers,4 000 infantrymen
Casualties and losses
52 killed, 189 wounded (French claim)	Unknown
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Algeria

35°24′44″N 0°04′49″E / 35.4121°N 0.0802°E / 35.4121; 0.0802In the Battle of Sig (26-27 June 1835), French forces, assisted by the Douair and Smela tribes, fought the Algerian resistance led by Emir Abdelkader in the forest of Moulay-Ismaël near Sig.^[1]

On June 26, General Trézel's column, consisting of 2,500 men, arrived on the banks of the Sig, ten leagues from Oran. There, he encountered Abdelkader's army, consisting of 8,000 cavalrymen and 4,000 infantrymen.^[1] After the French vanguard folded under the impetuous charge of the Algerian cavalry, Trézel ceded the place to the Algerians and retreated some distance away to avoid total defeat.^[1]

On June 27, Trézel and his forces set off to return to Oran.^[1] The day after, they were ambushed by Abdelkader near the marshes of the Macta.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Michael Greenhalgh (2014). The Military and Colonial Destruction of the Roman Landscape of North Africa, 1830-1900. BRILL. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-90-04-27163-0.
^ Abel Hugo, France militaire. 1838. Histoire des armées françaises, Volume 5, p.360. In French.

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[Greenhalgh-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Michael Greenhalgh (2014). The Military and Colonial Destruction of the Roman Landscape of North Africa, 1830-1900. BRILL. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-90-04-27163-0.

[Hugo-1838-2] Abel Hugo, France militaire. 1838. Histoire des armées françaises, Volume 5, p.360. In French.

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v t e Conflicts between France and Algeria
Ministry of Mujahideen - Declaration of 1 November 1954
Pre-1830 conflicts	Djidjelli expedition French-Algerian War 1681–1688 Bombardment of Algiers (1682) Bombardment of Algiers (1683) Bombardment of Algiers (1688)
French conquest of Algeria: 1830-1836	Shipwreck of Dellys (1830) Invasion of Algiers in 1830 Battle of Staouéli (1830) First Battle of Blida (1830) Second Battle of Blida (1830) Massacre of El Ouffia (1832) Battle of Sig (1835) Battle of Macta (1835) Battle of Constantine (1836)
French conquest of Algeria: 1837-1870	Raid on Reghaïa (1837) Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837) First Battle of Boudouaou (1837) First Battle of the Issers (1837) First Assault of Dellys (1837) Siege of Constantine (1837) Battle Of Ammal (1840) Battle of Boudouaou (1840) [ar] Battle of Mazagran (1840) Battle of Beni Mered (1842) Battle of the Smala (1843) Second Assault of Dellys (1844) Battle of Sidi Brahim (1845) Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1846) Siege of Laghouat (1852)
Allegiances	Allegiance to Mohamed ben Zamoum (1830) [ar] Allegiance to Emir Abdelkader (1832) [ar] Allegiance to Emir Abdelkader (1833) [ar]
Mokrani Revolt	Battle of Alma (1871) Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871) Battle of Naciria (1871) [ar] Battle of Bordj Menaïel (1871) [ar] Battle of Issers (1871) [ar] Capture of Palestro Capture of Touggourt
Algerian War	Toussaint Rouge Véronique El Djorf I Philippeville Blue Bird Palestro Algiers Agounennda Bouzegza Bab El Bekkouche May 1958 crisis Jumelles Algiers putsch Bab El Oued
Treaties	Desmichels Treaty Tafna Treaty Évian Accords De Bourmont Treaty [ar] De Lamoricière Treaty [ar]
Documents	1920 Algerian Political Rights Petition 1943 Manifesto of the Algerian People Declaration of 1 November 1954
Lists	List of participants in the invasion of Algiers in 1830 List of participants in Mokrani Revolt

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