Raid on Reghaïa (1837)
| Raid on Reghaïa | |||||||
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| Part of the French conquest of Algeria | |||||||
Aerial view of the actual Reghaia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Emir Abdelkader Emir Mustapha Cheikh Ali Boushaki Cheikh Ben Zamoum |
Damrémont Perrégaux Schauenburg La Torré | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 500 warriors |
French farmers local troops | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Presumably none |
2 dead Several cattle stolen | ||||||
The Raid on Reghaïa in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, pitted the French colonizers in Reghaïa region against the Kabyle troops of the Igawawen confederacy.