Atlas of Battles

country, 155 engagements

Battles in Algeria

155 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Algeria: 104 battles, 34 sieges, 5 naval actions and 12 campaigns between 203 BC and 1961. The wars with most engagements here: French conquest of Algeria (20), Marinid–Zayyanid Wars (17), Algerian War (7), Ottoman–Spanish War (6).

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Battle of CirtaSiege of CirtaBattle of SuthulSecond Battle of CirtaBattle of Hippo RegiusBattle of CalamaSiege of Hippo RegiusBattle of the Bagradas RiverAurès campaignBattle of MammaBattle of MeskianaKairouan OffensiveBattle of al-AsnamBattle of TahertBattle of Fahs al-RiyahCapture of TahertBattle of Chelif RiverSiege of Qal'at Bani HammadBattle of AchirBattle of SétifBanu Ghaniya invasion of North AfricaCampaigns of Abu Zakariya YahyaSiege of TlemcenBattle of TelaghSiege of TlemcenBattle of the TafnaSiege of TlemcenSiege of NedromaSiege of TlemcenHafsid raid on AzeffounSiege of BéjaïaBattle of TemzezdektSiege of BéjaïaSiege of TlemcenSiege of OranBattle of Oued OurkSiege of OranBattle of TinramrinBattle of TénèsCapture of TlemcenBattle of BôneCapture of TlemcenCapture of TlemcenCapture of TlemcenCapture of TlemcenBattle of BiskraCapture of BéjaïaBattle of OranAttack on Mers el-KébirBattle of Mers el-KebirCapture of Mers-el-KébirBattle of Mers-el-KébirSiege of AlgiersCapture of BéjaïaSiege of JijelCapture of AlgiersBattle of Oued DjerFall of TlemcenBattle of IssersCapture of AlgiersBattle of AlgiersCampaign of CherchellBattle of TlemcenCampaign of TlemcenBattle of Oued ZadidjaFirst Battle of Kalaa of the Beni AbbesBattle of Oued-el-LhâmCapture of BéjaïaCampaign of TlemcenSecond Battle of Kalaa of the Beni AbbesSiege of Kalâa des Beni AbbèsSiege of AlgiersBattle of Mers-el-FahmRaid on BoneBattle of Aïn CharbouRaid on Cherchell1637 Bastion de France raidBattle of GuidjelDjidjelli expeditionSiege of Oran and Mers El KébirBattle of Djebel AmourSiege of MamoraBombardment of AlgiersBombardment of AlgiersBombardment of AlgiersSiege of OranBattle Of DjidiouaBattle of TlemcenCampaign of OraniaConstantine campaignBattle of TlemcenBattle of al-KawiyaBattle of Jouami' al-UlamaBattle of ChelifSiege of Oran (1708)Battle of Aït AïssiBattle of Draâ El MizanBattle of Draâ El MizanBombardment of AlgiersBombardment of AlgiersAction of 26 May 1789Siege of Oran 1790–1792Siege of ConstantineShipwreck of DellysBattle of StaouéliBattle of Sidi KhalefFirst Battle of BlidaSecond Battle of BlidaCapture of OranBattle of Maison CaréeSiege of the Mechouar of TlemcenBattle of SigBattle of MactaBattle of BougieBattle of MascaraBattle of l'HabrahBattle of SikkakBattle of Constantine1837 Expedition of the Col des Beni AïchaSiege of ConstantineBattle of Oued El AlleugBattle of MazagranBattle of Teniah de MouzaïaBattle of Beni MeredBattle of the SmalaSecond Assault of DellysBattle of TadamaitBattle of Tizi OuzouBattle of Sidi-Brahim1846 Battle of the Col des Beni AïchaSiege of ZaatchaSiege of LaghouatBattle of Sidi MoumenAction of 8 May 1918Operation ReservistRaid on AlgiersBattle of PhilippevilleFirst Battle of El DjorfOperation Blue BirdAmbush of Oued ZeggarBattle of TimimounSiege of RelizaneBattle of Djbel Bouk'hilOperation CatapultBattle of the Bagradas RiverBattle of VesceraCapture of AlgiersAlgiers expeditionBombardment of AlgiersInvasion of Algiers in 1830Operation TorchBattle of AlgiersBattle of the Bagradas RiverBattle of VesceraCapture of AlgiersAlgiers expeditionBombardment of AlgiersOperation TorchTripoliSevilleFezOranGhardaiaConstantineOujdaSousse500 km33.075N, 3.377E
155 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

301 BC: 1 engagements201 BC: 3 engagements101 BC: 2 engagementsAD 400: 2 engagementsAD 500: 2 engagementsAD 600: 3 engagementsAD 700: 3 engagementsAD 900: 2 engagements1000: 3 engagements1100: 2 engagements1200: 8 engagements1300: 16 engagements1400: 4 engagements1500: 26 engagements1600: 18 engagements1700: 12 engagements1800: 32 engagements32 in 18001900: 15 engagements301 BC1900
154 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 29 with pages

Contested ground 6

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
203 BCBattle of CirtaCirtaSecond Punic War
112 BCSiege of CirtaCirtaJugurthine War
110 BCBattle of SuthulNumidiaJugurthine War
106 BCSecond Battle of CirtaCirtaJugurthine War
24 August 49 BCBattle of the Bagradas RiverMedjerda RiverCaesar's Civil War
46 BCBattle of Hippo RegiusHippo RegiusCaesar's Civil War
AD 430Battle of CalamaCalamaVandal conquest of Roman Africa
May AD 430Siege of Hippo RegiusHippo RegiusVandal conquest of Roman Africa
AD 536Battle of the Bagradas RiverMedjerda RiverMoorish Wars
AD 539Aurès campaignAurès MountainsMoorish Wars
AD 682Battle of VesceraTabudaMuslim conquest of the Maghreb
AD 688Battle of MammaTimgadMuslim conquest of the Maghreb
AD 698Battle of MeskianaOued NiniMuslim conquest of the Maghreb
AD 741Kairouan OffensiveIfriqiyaBerber (Amazigh) Revolt
AD 742Battle of al-AsnamChelif RiverBerber (Amazigh) Revolt
AD 790Battle of TahertTiaret
AD 907Battle of Fahs al-RiyahAurès MountainsKutama campaigns against the Aghlabids
AD 909Capture of TahertTiaret
17 October 1015Battle of Chelif RiverOuarsenisHammadid–Zirid War
October 1015Siege of Qal'at Bani HammadQal'at Bani HammadHammadid–Zirid War
May 1016Battle of AchirAchirHammadid–Zirid War
1153Battle of SétifSétif
1184Banu Ghaniya invasion of North AfricaMaghrebAlmoravid–Almohad Wars
1229Campaigns of Abu Zakariya YahyaMaghrebHafsid–Zayyanid War
1242Siege of TlemcenTlemcenCampaigns of Abu Zakariya Yahya
1268Battle of TelaghTelaghMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1272Siege of TlemcenTlemcenMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1281Battle of the TafnaOued TafnaMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1290Siege of TlemcenTlemcenMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1296Siege of NedromaNedromaMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1299Siege of TlemcenTlemcenMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1314Hafsid raid on AzeffounAzeffounHafsid–Zayyanid Wars
1326Siege of BéjaïaBéjaïaHafsid–Zayyanid Wars
1327Battle of TemzezdektTemzezdektHafsid–Zayyanid Wars
1331Siege of BéjaïaBéjaïaMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1335Siege of TlemcenTlemcenMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1348Siege of OranOranMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1349Battle of Oued OurkMilianaMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1349Siege of OranOranMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1350Battle of TinramrinDjidiouaMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1351Battle of TénèsTénès
1352Capture of TlemcenTlemcenMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1360Battle of BôneAnnabaWar of the Two Peters
1370Capture of TlemcenTlemcenMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1383Capture of TlemcenTlemcenMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1389Capture of TlemcenTlemcenMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1393Capture of TlemcenTlemcenMarinid–Zayyanid Wars
1401Battle of BiskraBiskra
1410Capture of BéjaïaBéjaïa
1437Battle of OranOran
1497Attack on Mers el-KébirMers El Kebir
1501Battle of Mers el-KebirMers El KebirZayyanid–Iberian conflicts
13 September 1505Capture of Mers-el-KébirMers El KebirZayyanid–Iberian conflicts
1507Battle of Mers-el-KébirMers El KebirZayyanid–Iberian conflicts
1510Siege of AlgiersAlgiers
5 January 1510Capture of BéjaïaBéjaïa
1514Siege of JijelJijel
1516Capture of AlgiersAlgiersOttoman–Spanish War
1517Battle of Oued DjerOued Djer
1518Fall of TlemcenTlemcenOttoman–Spanish War
1519Battle of IssersIssers
1520Capture of AlgiersAlgiers
1529Battle of AlgiersPeñón of AlgiersOttoman–Spanish War
1529Capture of AlgiersPeñón of AlgiersOttoman–Spanish War
1531Campaign of CherchellCherchellSpanish–Algerian conflicts
1541Algiers expeditionAlgiersOttoman–Spanish War
1550Battle of TlemcenTlemcenConflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
1551Campaign of TlemcenTlemcenConflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
1551Battle of Oued ZadidjaChelif RiverConflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
1552Battle of KabertenTuat
1553First Battle of Kalaa of the Beni AbbesKalâa of Ait Abbas
1554Battle of Oued-el-LhâmM'Sila Province
1555Capture of BéjaïaBéjaïaOttoman–Spanish War
1557Campaign of TlemcenTlemcenConflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
1559Second Battle of Kalaa of the Beni AbbesKalâa of Ait Abbas
December 1590Siege of Kalâa des Beni AbbèsKalâa of Ait Abbas
1598Siege of AlgiersAlgiers
1603Battle of Mers-el-FahmAzeffounSpanish–Ottoman Wars
1607Raid on BoneAnnabaOttoman–Habsburg Wars
1613Battle of Aïn CharbouTébessa
1613Raid on CherchellCherchellSpanish–Ottoman Wars
16371637 Bastion de France raidBastion de France
1638Battle of GuidjelGuidjel
22 July 1664Djidjelli expeditionJijel
1675Siege of Oran and Mers El KébirOranSpanish–Algerian conflicts
1679Battle of Djebel AmourAmour RangeCampaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
1681Siege of MamoraMaamoraCampaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
1682Bombardment of AlgiersAlgiersFrench-Algerian War 1681–88
1683Bombardment of AlgiersAlgiersFrench-Algerian War 1681–88
1688Bombardment of AlgiersAlgiersFrench-Algerian War 1681–88
20 July 1693Siege of OranOranCampaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
1694Battle Of DjidiouaDjidiouaCampaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
1696Battle of TlemcenTlemcenConflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
1699Campaign of OraniaOran regionMaghrebi War
1699Constantine campaignConstantineTunisian-Algerian War of 1700
1700Battle of TlemcenTlemcenMaghrebi War
1700Battle of al-KawiyaChelif RiverConflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
3 October 1700Battle of Jouami' al-UlamaSétifTunisian-Algerian War of 1700
28 April 1701Battle of ChelifDjidiouaMaghrebi War
1707Siege of Oran (1708)OranEuropean colonies in Africa
1745Battle of Aït AïssiBeni Aissi
1767Battle of Draâ El MizanDraâ El Mizan
1768Battle of Draâ El MizanDraâ El Mizan
1783Bombardment of AlgiersAlgiersSpanish–Algerian War
1784Bombardment of AlgiersAlgiersSpanish–Algerian War
26 May 1789Action of 26 May 1789AlgiersBarbary–Portuguese conflicts
October 1790Siege of Oran 1790–1792OranSpanish–Algerian conflicts
1807Siege of ConstantineConstantineTunisian-Algerian War of 1807
1816Bombardment of AlgiersAlgiers
1830Shipwreck of DellysDellysFrench conquest of Algeria
14 June 1830Invasion of Algiers in 1830AlgiersFrench conquest of Algeria
19 June 1830Battle of StaouéliAlgiersFrench conquest of Algeria
1830Battle of Sidi KhalefAlgiersFrench conquest of Algeria
22 July 1830First Battle of BlidaBlidaFrench conquest of Algeria
17 November 1830Second Battle of BlidaBlidaFrench conquest of Algeria
4 January 1831Capture of OranOranFrench conquest of Algeria
1832Battle of Maison CaréeAlgiers
1834Siege of the Mechouar of TlemcenEl Mechouar PalaceFrench conquest of Algeria
26 June 1835Battle of SigMekerra riverFrench conquest of Algeria
28 June 1835Battle of MactaMactaFrench conquest of Algeria
November 1835Battle of BougieBéjaïaFrench conquest of Algeria
21 November 1835Battle of Mascara
3 December 1835Battle of l'HabrahOranFrench conquest of Algeria
6 July 1836Battle of SikkakEmirate of AbdelkaderFrench conquest of Algeria
21 November 1836Battle of ConstantineConstantineFrench conquest of Algeria
17 May 18371837 Expedition of the Col des Beni AïchaFrench conquest of Algeria
10 October 1837Siege of ConstantineConstantineFrench conquest of Algeria
1839Battle of Oued El Alleug
February 1840Battle of MazagranMazagranFrench conquest of Algeria
12 May 1840Battle of Teniah de MouzaïaMouzaïaFrench conquest of Algeria
11 April 1842Battle of Beni MeredBeni Mered
16 May 1843Battle of the SmalaZmalet El Emir AbdelkaderFrench conquest of Algeria
25 April 1844Second Assault of Dellys
25 April 1844Battle of Tadamait
June 1845Battle of Tizi Ouzou
25 September 1845Battle of Sidi-BrahimgambettaFrench conquest of Algeria
3 February 18461846 Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha
16 July 1849Siege of ZaatchaBiskra
21 November 1852Siege of LaghouatLaghouatpacification of Algeria
3 September 1907Battle of Sidi MoumenSidi MoumenSpanish–Moroccan conflicts
8 May 1918Action of 8 May 1918World War I
1942British airborne operations in North AfricaAlgeriaWorld War II
1942Operation ReservistOranWorld War II
1942Operation TorchFrench protectorate in MoroccoWorld War II
1942Raid on AlgiersAlgiersWorld War II
20 August 1955Battle of PhilippevilleSkikdaAlgerian War
20 September 1955First Battle of El DjorfTébessaAlgerian War
1956Operation Blue BirdTizi Ouzou ProvinceAlgerian War
30 September 1956Battle of AlgiersAlgiersAlgerian War
11 May 1957Ambush of Oued Zeggar
November 1957Battle of Timimoun
1958Siege of RelizaneRelizaneAlgerian War
1959Challe PlanAlgeriaAlgerian War
1961Battle of Djbel Bouk'hilDjelfa ProvinceAlgerian War
date unknownOperation CatapultOranWorld War II

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