Battle of Djidiouïa (1694)
Part of Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and Morocco
Date1694
Location
Djidioua, Algeria
Result Algerian victory
Belligerents
Regency of Algiers Regency of Algiers Alaouite dynasty
       
Commanders and leaders
Regency of Algiers Dey Chabane Ismail Ibn Sharif
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Djidiouïa was a battle that took place in 1694 between the Deylik of Algiers and the Sultanate of Morocco.

Background

After the Algerians took the eastern side of the Moulouya River in 1692,[1][2] Ismail Ibn Sharif tried to reconquer it in 1693.[3] Ismail Ben Sharif saw the river's eastern side valuable, as it included cities like Oujda, Fguig, Berkane and many more, and held great economic and historical importance for the Moroccan state.[4]

Battle

Ismail Ibn Sherif dispatched an army that crossed the terrain of the Moulouya River, moving deeper into Algerian territory. The battle unfolded until they reached the pivotal point of Relizane, where they were met with great resistance from a prepared Algerian army.[5][6]

The battle ultimately saw the Moroccan forces thwarted in their attempt to dismantle Algerian cores on the eastern banks of the Moulouya River, resulting in a decisive victory for Algeria and Dey Chabane.[5]

Aftermath

After the defeat, Ismael launched 5 more attacks on the Moulouya (1696, 1700, 1701, 1703 and 1707) all ending in total failure[5] resulting in the Algerian occupation of eastern Morocco until 1795.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Lakhssassi, Mohamed (2002). Des rapports franco-marocains pendant la conquête et l'occupation de l'Algérie, 1830-1851 (in French). Presses universitaires du Septentrion. ISBN 978-2-284-02768-3.
  2. ↑ Martinière, Maximilien Antoine Cyprien Henri Poisson de La; Lacroix, Napoléon (1894). Documents pour servir à l'étude du Nord Ouest africain: réunis et rédigés par ordre de M. Jules Cambon (in French). Gouvernement général de l'Algérie, Service des affaires indigènes.
  3. ↑ Boyer, Pierre (1966). "Contribution à l'étude de la politique religieuse des Turcs dans la Régence d'Alger (XVIe-XIXe siècles)". Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée. 1 (1): 11–49. doi:10.3406/remmm.1966.910.
  4. ↑ Hamet 1923, p. 350.
  5. 1 2 3 Bernard, Augustin (1911). Les confins algéro-marocains (in French). É. Larose.
  6. ↑ "La politique des deys d'Alger à la veille de la conquête française (1730-1830)." Al-Mawaqif (Revue des études et des recherches sur la société et l'histoire). Gheziel, Abla. 2011. p. 1.
  7. ↑ Katan, Yvette; Bensamoun, Yvette Katan (1993). Oujda, une ville frontière du Maroc, 1907-1956: mutations, relations et ruptures de sociétés en milieu colonial (in French). Editions La Porte. ISBN 978-9981-889-00-2.
  8. ↑ Wolfrom, Gustave (1906). Le Maroc: ce qu'il faut en connaître (in French). A. Challamel.
  9. ↑ Benbella, Bouchra (2003). Oujda au miroir des voyageurs franc̨ais: fin XIXème, début XXème siècles (in French). Université Mohamed Premier, Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines. ISBN 978-9981-102-47-7.
  10. ↑ Brill, E. J. (1993). E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam: 1913-1936. A - Bābā Beg. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-09787-2.
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