French conquest of Algeria
| French invasion of Algeria | |||||||
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| Part of the French colonial wars | |||||||
 La prise de Constantine by Horace Vernet |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of France
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Kel Ahaggar | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Bertrand Clausel |
 Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
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| Strength | |||||||
| Invasion force : 34,000 troops 83 guns 100 warships, including 11 ships-of-the-line 572 hired merchantmen Ultimately: 160,000 troops |
300,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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150,000-200,000 military loss More than 480,000 killed.(civilian and soldiers) |
Unknown | ||||||
French victory
Bertrand Clausel
Baron Berthezène
Duke of Rovigo
Baron Voirol
Comte d'Erlon
Comte de Damrémont †
Sylvain Charles Valée
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