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Siege of Constantine

Siege of Constantine was a siege conducted on 10 October 1837 at Constantine, in what is now Algeria; it lasted 3 days. It was part of the French conquest of Algeria, which ran from 1830 to 1904. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 men; 60 guns against 7,500 defenders.

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Siege of Constantine
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Fought10 October 1837lasted 3 days
WhereConstantine, Algeria36.283N, 6.617E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainst20px Beylik of Constantine
Casualties and losses146 dead; 520 woundedand1,000 killed
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, 184518301845Siege of Constantine, 1837
20 placed engagements of the French conquest of Algeria in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 October 1837
to 13 October 1837
PlaceConstantine, Algeria
36.283N, 6.617E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength20,000 men; 60 guns7,500 defenders
Casualties and losses146 dead; 520 wounded1,000 killed
Commanders
  • Charles-Marie Denys de Damrémont
  • Alexandre Charles Perrégaux
  • Sylvain Charles Valée
  • Ahmed Bey
  • Ali ben Aïssa
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Siege of Constantine is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q636772, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Constantine, revision 1370740343, 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.