First Expedition of Blida | |||||||
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Part of French conquest of Algeria | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of France |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Louis Auguste Victor de Bourmont | Mohamed ben Zamoum | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500 soldiers 4 cannons 150 chasseurs | 5,000[3][4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
15 killed 43 wounded[5][6][7] |
200 killed[8][9] (French claim) Low[2] (Algerian claim) |
The First Expedition of Blida took place from 22 to 24 July 1830,[1] during the French conquest of Algeria.
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