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{{Short description|Battle between the Emirate Of Mascara  and the French Army}}
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| date        = 25–28 April 1844
| place       = [[Tadmait]], [[Algeria]]
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| result      = Algerian victory
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| commander1  ={{flagicon image|Flag of the Emirate of Mascara.svg}} [[Ahmed ben Salem]]
| commander2  = {{flagicon|FRA|1794}} [[Thomas Robert Bugeaud]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA|1794}} [[Jean-François Gentil]]
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{{Campaignbox French conquest of Algeria}}
The '''Battle of Tadmaït''' took place between the [[Emirate of Abdelkader|Emirate Of Mascara]] against the [[Kingdom of France|French]] Army.
== Background ==
The campaign led by [[Thomas Robert Bugeaud|General Bugeaud]] against Khalifa [[Ahmed ben Salem]] in the [[Tadmaït|Tadmayt]] region in April 1844 aimed to caution the tribes that remained loyal to the state of [[Emir Abdelkader]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-02 |title=www.berberes.net • Afficher le sujet - Cheikh Ahmed Ben-Salem-(1837 - 1847) |url=http://www.berberes.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=707 |access-date=2023-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402225435/http://www.berberes.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=707 |archive-date=2018-04-02 }}</ref> [[General Bugeaud]]'s forces set out from [[El Harrach|El-Harrach]] on April 27, 1844, comprising an army of approximately 6,000 to 8,000 soldiers after assembling the gathering since April 25, 1844. The objective was to curb the influence of [[Emir Abdelkader]] and maintain control over tribes in the region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rM9BAQAAMAAJ&pg=PT362 |title=Algeria: Moniteur algerién. Journal officiel de la colonie. nr. 532-880 (5 avril 1843-10 fevr. 1848) 2 v |date=1843 |language=fr}}</ref>
== Battle ==
After 18 days of marching towards [[Djurdjura]], including clashes with Algerian resistance fighters, a portion of [[Thomas Robert Bugeaud|General Bugeaud]]'s force was stationed in Tadmayt under the command of [[Jean-François Gentil|General Gentil]], General Court, and Colonel Schmitt. The remaining forces continued advancing towards the mountains of Sidi Ali Bounab.<ref name=":0" /> [[Thomas Robert Bugeaud|General Bugeaud]] encountered resistance from the tribes and hamlets of Iflissen Umellil, leading to an attack by [[Ahmed bin Salem|Ahmed ben Salem]]'s horsemen. The Algerians withdrew towards the heights of [[Sidi Ali Bounab]], and [[Thomas Robert Bugeaud|General Bugeaud]] eventually withdrew after losing 32 French soldiers. The [[Igawawen|Zawawa]] resistance also suffered significant losses, with some of their villages being burned and destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-18 |title=www.berberes.net • Afficher le sujet - Cheikh Ahmed Ben-Salem-(1837 - 1847) |url=http://www.berberes.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=707 |access-date=2023-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118100625/http://www.berberes.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=707 |archive-date=2016-11-18 }}</ref>
== Aftermath ==
Following the battle, the leader of Fleyset El-Jbel, known as "Ben Zaamoum," advanced towards the French camp to negotiate a truce with [[France]]. He secured recognition as the leader of his tribe by the [[French people|French]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GEaAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA579 |title=Le Correspondant |date=1844 |publisher=Charles Douniol |language=fr}}</ref>
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[[Category:Battles of the French conquest of Algeria]]
[[Category:History of Tizi Ouzou Province]]
[[Category:1844 in Algeria]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1844]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Emirate of Abdelkader]]
[[Category:1840s battles]]
[[Category:April 1844 events]]