The Second Battle of Blida was a battle between France and the local Algerian popular forces. It began on 17 November 1830 and ended eight days later on 25 November. After the failure of France in the First Battle of Blida, de Burman was deposed and General Bertrand Clausel was appointed on 17 November 1830 as the venue for a major campaign on Blida and Médéa. Bertrand Clausel conducted a massive campaign with 17,000 soldiers to invade Blida and Médéa.[4]
Battle[]
The inhabitants of Blida refused to allow the French army entrance into the city and a fierce battle broke out in which hundreds were killed or woudned. The French army burned the orchards surrounding the city and the inhabitants were forced to run into the mountains. Before his departure from Blida, General Bertrand Clausel left a French garrison under the command of Colonel Roulhières[5] and headed towards Medea. He was ambushed by the Popular Resistance in a mountainous strait near Mouzaïa, and 27 French soldiers were killed. Before General Bertrand Clausel returned from Medea, the French garrison in Blida managed to eliminate a French contingent of 100 soldiers near Boufarik on 25 November 1830.[Clarification needed] In the face of a great resistance, General Bertrand Clausel was forced to take over Medea and withdraw completely from Blida.
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- ↑ Histoire de l'armée et de tous les régiments, depuis les premiers temps de Monarchie Français Jusqu'a Nos Jours (read online)
- ↑ L'Algerois rural à la fin de l'époque ottomane (1791-1830) (read online)
- ↑ l'histoire de Blida extrait de " aux échos d'Alger, numéro 45 (read online)
- ↑ Histoire de l'Algérie ancienne et moderne (read online)
- ↑ Joseph et Caroline ou le berger de la Sologne. Histoire Veritable, Volumes 1-2 (read online)
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