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Battle of Tlemcen

Battle of Tlemcen was a battle fought in 1700 at Tlemcen, in what is now Algeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tlemcen. It was part of the Maghrebi War, which ran from 1699 to 1702. The recorded result: Algerian victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 men against 60,000 men.

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Fought1700
WhereTlemcen, Algeria34.883N, 1.317W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAlgerian victory
BelligerentsRegency of Algiersagainst23px Alawi Sultanate
Part ofMaghrebi War1699 to 1702

Where it sits in the Maghrebi War

Campaign of Orania, 1699Battle of Tlemcen, 1700Battle of Chelif, 170116991701Battle of Tlemcen, 1700
3 placed engagements of the Maghrebi War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1700 (year precision)
PlaceTlemcen, Algeria
34.883N, 1.317W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength12,000 men60,000 men
Commanders
  • Hadj Moustapha
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Placed at Tlemcen; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1700

Battle of Tlemcen is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q122830159, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tlemcen (1700), revision 1370591149, 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.