Shipwreck of Dellys

This article is about the 1830 shipwreck on the coast of Dellys. For other uses, see Dellys (disambiguation).
Shipwreck of Dellys (1830)
Part of the French conquest of Algeria

Shipwreck of the bricks Aventure and Silene on the Algerian coast May 15, 1830 by an unknown artist
Date15 May 1830
Location
Dellys, Algeria
36°54′57″N 3°54′53″E / 36.915789°N 3.9146904°E / 36.915789; 3.9146904
Result Algerian victory
Belligerents
Deylik of Algiers Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Hussein Dey
Ibrahim Agha		 Louis de Bourmont
Armand Bruat
Félix-Ariel d'Assigny
Casualties and losses
Presumably none

1 drowned sailor
100 prisoners

  • 20 killed
  • 80 captured

The Shipwreck of Dellys took place in May 1830, during the French conquest of Algeria. It involved French troupes coloniales, under captains Félix-Ariel d'Assigny (1794–1846) and Armand Joseph Bruat (1796–1855), who were captured by armed Bedouins of the town of Dellys.

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