Siege of Constantine
| Siege of Constantine | |||||||
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| Part of French conquest of Algeria | |||||||
The Siege of Constantine by Horace Vernet, 1838 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Beylik of Constantine | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles-Marie Denys de Damrémont † Alexandre Charles Perrégaux (DOW) Sylvain Charles Valée |
Ahmed Bey Ali ben Aissa | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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20,000 men 60 guns | 7,500 defenders | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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146 dead 520 wounded | 1,000 killed | ||||||
The siege of Constantine was a blockade and assault on Constantine in October 1837 by French forces during the French conquest of Algeria. The decisive battle resulted in the collapse of the Beylik of Constantine led by Ahmed Bey.