Battle of Alma (Algeria)

Battle of Alma
Part of the Mokrani Revolt
Date 19-22 April 1871 Location Boudouaou 36°43′34″N 3°24′41″E / 36.7261264°N 3.4114237°E / 36.7261264; 3.4114237 Result French victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Ait Abbas Islamic Zawiyas Rahmaniyya	France
Commanders and leaders
Cheikh Mokrani Cheikh Boumerdassi Cheikh Boushaki Cheikh Zamoum	Louis Henri Alexandre Fourchault General Lallemand
Strength
2,000 warriors	2,300 infantrymen

The Battle of Alma or Battle of Boudouaou, which broke out on 19 April 1871, was a battle of the Mokrani Revolt by Algerian rebels against France, which had been the colonial power in the region since 1830.^[1]