Algerian Invasion of Tunis (1705)

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Tunisian-Algerian War (1705)
Date1705
Location
Result

Tunisian Victory

  • Algerian army left Tunisia
Belligerents
Tunisian flag till 1831.svg Beylik of Tunis Flag of Regency of Algiers.svg Regency of Algiers
Commanders and leaders
Hussein Bey Hadj Moustapha
Strength

In the Border Clashes: 145+ Soldier In the Invasion:

Unknown

Contents

In the Border Clashes: 790 Soldier In the Invasion:

40,000 Soldier
Casualties and losses

In the Border Clashes: 25 Killed, 120 Wounded In the Invasion:

Low

In the Border Clashes: 320 Killed, 470 Wounded In the Invasion:

Heavy

Algerian Invasion of Tunis (1705) was a conflict between Algiers and Tunis. The Algerians attacked tunis to finish the Husinid dynasty but they lost the war and went back to Algeria.

Background

On September 4, 1705, a border clash took place in Jebel Akhdar, which led to the death of 200 Algerian soldiers and 300 wounded. The number was less for Tunisia. Six days later, on September 11, 1705, another quarrel took place that lasted for five hours, leading to the death of 120 Algerians and the wounding of 170, while 50 men from the Tunisian army died and 120 were wounded. [1] [2] [3] The Dey of Algeria became angry and decided to completely erase Tunisia from the map, that is, he decided to invade it and annex it to Algeria. When Hussein Bey learned of this, he begged him not to do so, but apparently the Dey was very spiteful and rejected the peace treaty. He equipped 40,000 soldiers and sent them to Tunisia. [4]

The War

Battle of Tunis (1705)

The Tunisian and Algerian armies clashed in the city of Tunis, which led to the destruction of the city, but the Tunisian forces succeeded in expelling the Algerians, who fled with their forces to different areas. [4] [5] [6]

Battle of Majaz al-Bab (1705)

The Algerian forces were forced to meet the Tunisian army again in Majaz al-Bab and Borj al-Amiri. [7] They were defeated again and fled to the Algerian border, where the Tunisian army stopped there and did not want to penetrate On their way, they beg and ask for aid and food from Tunisian cities. [8] [9] [7]

Aftermath

Any Algerian plans to end the Beylik of Tunis stopped with this war, but it did not prevent Tunisia from being defeated in subsequent wars and battles with the Regency of Algiers, as Tunisia was defeated twice in 1735 and 1756. [10] [11]

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