Battle of Beni Mered

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Battle of Beni Mered
Part of French conquest of Algeria
La Mort du sergent Blandan par Louis Theodore Devilly.jpg
Date11–12 April 1842
Location
Béni Mered, Algeria
36°41′53″N3°43′57″E / 36.6980434°N 3.7325224°E / 36.6980434; 3.7325224
Result Algerian Victory
Belligerents
Flag of France.svg France Dz flag-Abdelkader.png Emirate of Abdelkader
Commanders and leaders
Sergent Blandan   † [1] Ahmed bin Salem
Strength
21 [2] 300 Berber horsemen [2]
Casualties and losses
7 killed [2]
9 wounded [2] 		Unknown

The Battle of Beni Mered took place in April 1842 between the French forces and the Algerian resistance from southern Algiers (Boufarik to Beni Mered in Blida Province). [3] The French had established a military reserve camp around the town of Beni Mered between Blida and Boufarik. [4] [5]

The Berber horsemen under Ahmed bin Salem extended their operations from the region of Kabylia to the Mitidja Plain in early 1842 by attacking the French forces around the area of Béni Mered.The attack took place on April 11, 1842, not far from the French military reserve camp, against a detachment of 22 French soldiers under the command of Sergent Blandan. [6] [7] About 300 Berber horsemen under Ahmed bin Salem attacked and annihilated the French detachment. [8] When reinforcements under lieutenant-colonel Morris arrived, forcing the Algerians to withdraw, only five men were still standing. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ le sergent Blandan (1819-1842) nouvelle version (read online)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jourdan, Adolphe (1887). Le Sergent Blandan Et Le Combat d'El-Mechdoufa (Près Beni-Mered), l'Historique de l'Oeuvre: , La Constitution Des Comités, Le Concours, Le Monument, L. AdolpheJourdan. p. 18.
  3. ↑ D’après un extrait de la monographie de E. Perret (ancient Capitaine de Zouaves) « Les Français en Afrique: récits algériens » Editeur B. Bloud (Paris) – 1902 (read online)
  4. ↑ Tombeu du Sergent Blandan (read online)
  5. ↑ Historique Beni Mered - Ville (read online)
  6. ↑ Jean Pierre Hippolyte Blandan (read online)
  7. ↑ 12 Avril 1842: Mort du Sergent Blandan (read online)
  8. 1 2 Explication des Ouvrages de Peinture, sculpture, architecture, gravure, et lithographic des artistes vivants exposés au Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées (read online)
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