First Battle of Boudouaou

First Battle of Boudouaou
Part of the French conquest of Algeria
First battle of Boudouaou in 1837 (engraving by Auguste Raffet, 1839)
Date 25–26 May 1837 Location Boudouaou, Kabylia,  Algeria 36°43′28″N 3°24′41″E / 36.7244001°N 3.4113804°E / 36.7244001; 3.4113804
Belligerents
Emirate of Mascara Islamic Zawiyas Rahmaniyya	French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Emir Abdelkader Cheikh Ali Boushaki Cheikh Ben Zamoum	Damrémont Schauenburg Perrégaux La Torré Lixières
Strength
Kabyles: 5.500 warriors 500 riders	Troupes coloniales: 950 infantrymen 45 riders
Casualties and losses
100 warriors killed	8 soldiers killed 65 soldiers injured

The First Battle of Boudouaou in 25–26 May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, pitted the troupes coloniales under Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg against the troops of Kabylia of the Igawawen.^[1][2]