Battle of Majaz al-Bab (1705)

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The Battle of Majaz al-Bab (1705) was a Battle between the Regency of Algiers and the Regency of Tunis.

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Battle of Majaz al-Bab
Part of Tunisian-Algerian War (1705)
Date1705
Location
Plane of Sedira, near Majaz al Bab
Result Algerian Victory
Territorial
changes
Very minor, or no changes.
Belligerents
Tunisian flag till 1831.svg Beylik of Tunis Flag of Algiers.jpg Regency of Algiers
Commanders and leaders
Tunisian flag till 1831.svg Al-Husayn I ibn Ali Flag of Algiers.jpg Hadj Moustapha
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
500 soldiers Unknown

The governor of the Regency of Algiers was in severe economical crisis after the war of 1699, so the Dey of Algiers, Hadj Moustapha, decided to launch a campaign against Ottoman Tunisia. For this reason, he first captured the city of El Kef then took siege the city of Tunis. The Algerians finally abandoned the siege on Tunis after the promise of a ransom. The Algerian forces fled, leaving behind much equipment and many treasures. [1] [2]

The battle

when Hussein ibn Ali, the bey of Tunis, saw the sudden huge Algerian army Dissapear in one night, a cavalry was sent by the Bey set out in pursuit for the Algerian, after taking the treasures and booty that the governor of Bône sent, among them old Arab auxiliaries of Moustapha who rushed behind them. They followed them all the way to the city of Majaz al-Bab in the plain Sedira where they met. The retreating Algerians suddenly turned for an offensive return who surprised the small cavalry, wich made a mess among them, leaving the Tunisians with 500 soldiers less. [3] [4] [1] [5] [6]

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