Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha

Beni Aïcha Expedition
Part of the French conquest of Algeria

Meraldene valley in Thenia
Date17–19 May 1837
Location
Thenia, Kabylia
36°43′29″N 3°33′25″E / 36.7246254°N 3.5568208°E / 36.7246254; 3.5568208
Result

Algerian victory

  • French withdrawal from the expedition
Belligerents

Emirate of Mascara

  Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Emir Abdelkader
Cheikh Ali Boushaki
Cheikh Ben Zamoum		 Damrémont
Schauenburg
Perrégaux
La Torré
Lixières
Strength
2,000 Bedouins 3,000 Infantrymen

The Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha, or the Expedition of Thénia, or simply Beni Aïcha Expedition, was a expedition in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria. This event pitted the troupes coloniales under Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg against the troops of Beni Aïcha of the Igawawen.

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