Campaign of Tlemcen (1551)

The Campaign of Tlemcen (1551) was a military operation led by the Regency of Algiers under Hasan Pasha and his ally Abdelaziz against the Saadi, who were supported by the Spaniards.

Campaign of Tlemcen (1551)
Location
Tlemcen
Result Regency of Algiers Victory
Belligerents
Regency of Algiers Saadi Dynasty
Kingdom of Ait Abbas Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hasan Pasha Abdelaziz El Abbes Muhammad ash-Sheikh Count of Alcuadète
Units involved
Abdelaziz’s forces: 10,000 men Hassan Pasha’s forces: 10,000 men Total: 20,000 Saadian force: 10,000 infantry Saadian Prince Abd el Kader’s reinforcements: 22,000 mounted lancers Total: 32,000 or 40,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Saadians took Tlemcen without a battle in 1550 and decided to march from there on Algiers. This campaign started in 1551; according to Haedo[2] the Saadians had a force of 12,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. According to Mercier the force was made up of 21,000 riders. Finally, according to a Spanish document, the Moroccan army had a total of 40,000 men.[1]

The Saadian troops were defeated close to the Abu Azoun river by the forces of Hasan Pasha.[3] The Turks captured most of the baggage and stores from the Saadians, as well as the son of the Saadi Sultan, Prince Abd el Kader, who had been killed in the battle, having had his head taken.

The Regency of Algiers established direct rule over the city of Tlemcen.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Ruff, Paul (1998). La domination espagnole à Oran sous le gouvernement du comte d’Alcaudete 1534-1558 [Spanish domination in Oran under the government of the Count of Alcaudete, 1534-1558]. Histoire du Mahgreb (in French). Éditions Bouchène. p. 143. ISBN 9782912946034.(paywall)
  2. Alan D. Corré, Diego de Haedo, University of Wisconsin
  3. Paul Ruff, Spanish domination in Oran under the government of the Count of Alcaudete, 1534-1558 page 144
  4. Mouloud Gaïd, Chroniques des Beys de Constantine (Chronicles of the Beys of Constantine), Office des publications universitaires, 1983
  5. A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period by Jamil M. Abun-Nasr p.155ff
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.