Battle of Tachekkirt | |||||||
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Part of French conquest of Algeria | |||||||
Sherif Boubaghla and Lalla Fatma N’Soumer | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France |
Algerian resistance
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jacques Louis Randon |
Sherif Boubaghla Lalla Fatma N’Soumer | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
800 dead including 56 officers [1] 371 injured [1] | Unknown |
The Battle of Tachekkirt was a battle between the French forces of Marshall Randon and the allied Algerian forces of Lalla Fatma N'Soumer and Sherif Boubaghla. [1]
The Algerian forces feared that the French would launch a surprise attack. Shortly after the appearance of Lalla Fatma N’Soumer and her reinforcements composed of Kabyle warriors, they assumed strategic positions and lookouts were placed. [2]
The battle took place on the 18th of July and the Algerian tribes were victorious over the French army led by Marshall Randon. [1][3][4] The French forces suffered a loss of 800 dead which included 56 officers and 371 injured. [1] Marshall Randon was almost captured during this battle but managed to escape. [5]
After this battle the leader Sherif Boubaghla was killed most likely by the betrayal of his own allies and N’Soumer took charge and commanded the resistance. [4]
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